“Healthcare prices hard to find online,” by Lisa Rapaport, Reuters

 

“Consumers who search online for prices of common medical procedures may be disappointed by what they find, a U.S. study suggests. . . . They did a simple search, such as ‘cost of hip replacement in Los Angeles,’ swapping in different medical services and cities each time, to see how often the results would lead consumers to a price. Of 1,346 websites in the search results that weren’t advertisements, only 234, or 17 percent, provided geographically relevant price information, the study found.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Imagine if the government or insurance paid for most cars and you couldn’t get a private price if you wanted one. What would the automobile market look like? Answer: the health care market.

Healthcare prices hard to find online

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