The payer based the study on its myHealthcare Cost Estimator. Early results of the study indicate that patients using the cost estimation tool tended to choose physicians that were considered high-quality and efficient.
UnitedHealthcare is working to build on these results to increase the level of transparency offered and improve outcomes.
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