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Re:U.S. opens UnitedHealth antitrust probe by Guvante on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @11:28PM (#39534005)
No one knows how much care costs. Insurance companies and providers hide the real Costa when predicting in the guise of "information security" which makes choosing a facility on price literally impossible.

Time isn't a factor, if you have insurance that covers it you rarely if ever know how much it will cost.

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Re:U.S. opens UnitedHealth antitrust probe by nradov on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @12:55AM (#39534545)
CMS requires hospitals and health plans to publish price transparency data and give consumers tools for price estimation.

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/hospital-pric...

https://www.cms.gov/healthplan-price-transparency/consumers

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Re:U.S. opens UnitedHealth antitrust probe by dalyons on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @01:22AM (#39534690)
Vast majority aren’t in compliance, and the data they do publish is essentially useless. Lots about it online, but a reasonable interview here https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/02/13/the-fight-for-transp...
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