Health Care Prices
Unlike most markets for consumer services in the United States, the health care market generally lacks transparent market-based pricing. Patients are typically not able to comparison shop for medical services based on price, as medical service providers do not typically disclose prices prior to service. Government mandated critical care and government insurance programs like Medicare also impact market pricing of US health care.
Read more about Health Care Prices: Price Transparency Issues, Government-mandated Critical Care, Medicare and Medicaid
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