Most medical decisions are made without knowledge of cost because that information has traditionally been unavailable, resulting in consumers being frustrated when surprised by a medical bill. In the ...

Reference-based pricing entered the conversation a few years ago as a solution and response to unsustainable healthcare price increases, and the model is still gaining traction among self-funded ...

It is no mystery that health care costs and insurance premiums are spiking higher than Americans can afford. Two factors — lack of industry transparency and burdensome government regulations — have ...

Faced with high and rising health care costs, some Vermont policymakers are eyeing a new strategy to address the problem. Reference-based pricing, a system in which officials limit how much hospitals ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. In today’s healthcare landscape, we find ourselves in a ...