Summary


Patients don't get enough cost information from hospitals and doctors to make choices about their health care, a congressional watchdog agency found.

The Government Accountability Office reported that patients trying to get price information before receiving medical treatment don't always get straight answers. Some members of Congress say this poses a challenge to Americans who pay a rising share of health care costs and to the uninsured.

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"You want people to actually respond to the same type of pricing and market signals as they would for any other purchase," Rep. Michael Burge...

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