Dropping nationwide reimbursements are exacerbating the problem, as incentivizing patients to shop around for best prices could significantly hurt hospitals’ bottom lines, according to the report. Health systems also have the greatest incentive to treat symptoms of diseases rather than curing a disease.
Though transparency would not necessarily fix problems of unnecessarily overcharging for care, it would provide inspiration for healthcare providers to improve their performances, according to Paul Ginsburg, healthcare economist at the Center for Studying Health System Change.
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