The Secret Menu in Health Care: A Cash Market for Imaging in California

• Prif Awduron: Jordan Epstein BA (Awdur), Sean Nicholson PhD (Awdur), Lucy Xiaolu Wang PhD (Awdur), Katherine Hempstead PhD (Awdur), Sam Asin BA (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: SAGE Publishing, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Pynciau: article
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In addition to the prices they negotiate with private health insurers, most providers also have a cash price schedule for patients who have the wherewithal to ask and are willing to pay in full when they receive a service. This is the first study that estimates the potential cost saving of allowing...