Here are five takeaways:
1. The University of California San Francisco, Consumer Reports and Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones created the California Healthcare Compare website.
2. The new website offers specific healthcare information so consumers can compare prices and quality of service statewide.
3. Mr. Jones initiated the creation of the website to increase healthcare transparency.
4. The website contains information on the quality of maternity care, hip and knee replacements, back pain, colon cancer screening and diabetes.
5. Consumers can search the site for costs of more than 100 medical procedures.
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