Consumer Engagement: If You Build It, Will They Come?
01.31.2011 | By Doug Ghertner

Over the past several years, there has been an increase in the number of companies focused on providing consumers with tools to compare provider cost and quality and to make decisions about medical services and prescriptions. Payers, providers, HCIT companies and even state and federal government have tried to develop solutions, each with the goal of creating smarter, more informed health care consumers. Nearly all of these tools share one common attribute – they provide access to cost information that the individual consumer must take the initiative to find.

Click to read more

The 3rd Quarter Healthcare Transparency Index reveals that dental costs vary by more than 400%.

3rd Quarter 2011
Dental Cost Variances