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SUBMITTER: Epstein J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768312 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing 20200101
In addition to the prices they negotiate with private health insurers, most providers also have a cash price schedule for patients who have the wherewithal to ask and are willing to pay in full when they receive a service. This is the first study that estimates the potential cost saving of allowing privately-insured consumers to observe both in-network negotiated prices and cash prices, which is of particular interest given the growing importance of high-deductible health plans and a recent exec ...[more]