The Price is Right: Promoting Greater Transparency in Healthcare
Price transparency is consistently the single most popular polled healthcare reform, regularly garnering 90 percent public support.
Focusing on price transparency also makes sense from a policy perspective, as underlying price increases have accounted for upwards of two-thirds of total healthcare spending growth, which leads to higher health insurance premiums each year.
Florida can be the national leader in price transparency. The state has a solid foundation upon which to build, but more is needed to help patients afford needed care, and to help Florida companies remain competitive.
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