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1 online resource (282 pages). |
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Small Business Considerations, Economics and Research Ser.
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Small Business Considerations, Economics and Research Ser.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Examining State Efforts to Improve Transparency of Healthcare Costs for Consumers( -- Opening Statement of Hon. Gregg Harper, a Representative in Congress from the State of Mississippi -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Gregg Harper -- Opening Statement of Hon. Kathy Castor, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Kathy Castor -- Opening Statement of Hon. Greg Walden, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Greg Walden |
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H.R. 5547, 114th Congress, 2nd Session -- In the House of Representatives, June 21, 2016 -- A Bill -- Section 1. Short Title -- Sec. 2. Increasing the Transparency of Information on Hospital Charges and Making Available Information on Estimated Out-of-Pocket Costs for Health Care Services -- Sec. 3. Research on Information Valued by Consumers on Charges and out-of-Pocket Costs for Health Care Services -- Opening Statement of Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr. |
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Statement of Jaime King, Ph. D., Professor, UC Hastings College of Law -- and Michael Chernew, Ph. D., Professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School -- Statement of Jaime King -- Testimony of: Jaime S. King, Examining State Efforts to Improve Transparency in Healthcare Costs for Consumers, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 -- Summary of Testimony -- Testimony of Jaime S. King -- Introduction -- Summary of Key Points -- Overview of State Price Transparency Initiatives |
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All Payer Claims Databases -- Price Comparison Tools -- Right to Shop Laws -- Restrictions on Surprise and/or Balance Billing -- Prohibitions on Anti-Transparency Contract Provisions -- Naming and Shaming Laws -- The Unrealized Potential of Consumer-Focused Transparency Tools -- Maximizing the Potential of Price Transparency Tools -- Patients -- Providers -- Payers -- Policymakers -- Legal Barriers to Price Transparency -- What Can Congress Do? -- 1. Address ERISA Preemption Challenges -- 2. Encourage Consumer Pricing Shopping Initiatives -- 3. Create a Public Interest Exemption to Trade Secrets |
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4. Mandate Interoperability of Electronic Medical Records Systems -- 5. Develop Billing Codes to Pay for Physician Time for Shared Decision-Making -- Appendix A: 2018 Legislative Session -- Statement of Michael Chernew -- Testimony of: Michael Chernew, Examining State Efforts to Improve Transparency in Health Care Costs for Consumers, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 -- Main Points -- Testimony -- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce -- I. Witnesses -- II. Background |
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A. Health Care Expenditures |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Medical care -- United States -- Finance.
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Medical care. |
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United States. |
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Finance. |
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Medical care, Cost of -- United States.
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Medical care, Cost of. |
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Medical care -- Finance. |
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Electronic books.
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Medical care. |
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Print version: Nacht, Maik. Health Care Costs for Consumers, Small Businesses and the Bureau of Prisons. New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, ©2019 9781536168624 |
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1536168637 |
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9781536168631 (electronic book) |
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