To lower health care costs, the Trump administration will have to wrangle a complex system fraught with competing interests.
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Health researchers hope a new regulation requiring hospitals to post their prices will tame soaring health care costs, but compliance and standardization are hurdles.
It’s not the price of health care that should concern us. It’s the cost. There’s a distinction, and it matters. Here’s why.
Would you buy a pair of shoes without knowing the price? Consumers have bought medical care from hospitals for years without knowing the costs, but new regulations will change that.
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