Consumer Driven Health Care

While the renewed focus on the potential for cost transparency to transform the patient experience is exciting, we hope it will stay grounded in just how difficult it is to execute on this vision.

Employers are looking to expand offerings in many areas, including onsite services such as behavioral health and childcare.

Drugmakers will have to disclose a drug's cost if its price before rebates and discounts is above $35 for a month's supply.

The HHS proposal would be a big win for consumers, but it could take two years or more to create a user-friendly app.

Health savings accounts are neither helping consumers save money nor encouraging cost-comparison shopping.

With costs that are higher than other facilities, academic medical centers will have to streamline and become more efficient.