In Healthcare, There Are Now Prices Listed Do you ever go to a restaurant or hardware store and buy things without knowing what it will cost? Absolutely not. There are always prices listed. Until now, when you go see your doctor or go to the hospital for a scheduled procedure, consumers never (ever) knew what it would cost. And if you ever asked anyone working there what something would cost, they could never tell you—because they didn’t know either! Now consumers and patients get to see a price list for services before they are stuck with a bill! Just like absolutely every other thing— Under the rule, hospitals must list standard prices for 300 “shoppable services,” as well as the lowest prices they will accept from consumers paying out of pocket. Guess whose unhappy? The new price transparency rule is receiving tremendous pushback from the hospital industry. Guess whose happy? All of us that need health care services. And it’s especially important if you pay out of pocket or have a sizable deductible. Finally some good news. …see more