Northwest Herald | Health care marketplace thrives on secret prices

Increasingly, consumers have an incentive to shop around because of high deductibles that require them to open their own wallets before insurance kicks in. A growing number of employers are shifting more costs to workers through these high deductible plans.

Until now, the push for price transparency hasn’t played much of a role in the national debate over health care reform. However, the Senate Finance Committee version of health care overhaul would require hospitals to list their standard charges for services.

Northwest Herald | Health care marketplace thrives on secret prices