Coalition Pushes Transparency In Medical Costs
"Until we see what the actual costs are, we don't have any way of saying, 'That's out of line,'" said Sally House of the retail federation. "There's no competition. "We can go shopping for a shirt, but we don't have any way of doing that with our hea...
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| Published in | McClatchy - Tribune Business News p. 1 |
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Washington
Tribune Content Agency LLC
19.06.2007
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| Summary: | "Until we see what the actual costs are, we don't have any way of saying, 'That's out of line,'" said Sally House of the retail federation. "There's no competition. "We can go shopping for a shirt, but we don't have any way of doing that with our health care," said House, organizer of the coalition, which met Thursday. "And there's absolutely no reason for that except they know they can go back and charge anything they" please. "In Florida, a lot of groups work on health care, but it's not organized so anyone can get anything significant done," [Brad Ashwell] said. "We're going to have to go up against the doctors and hospitals on this [release of prices]. It's going to be a fight." |
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