Many of the hospitals,Insurers and suppliers connected with healthcare delivery have Pricing confidentiality clauses in their sales agreements. These clauses are simply ways to have unfair pricing in the market place.Many times large insurers feel that they have advantage in the marketplace as they get better pricing from the large companies for the size and scope benefits.In reality many times winners and loosers are picked up in devices on the cost and connection basis.
In the public interest while sixty percent of health care dollars are being spent by tax dollars .It is important in order to protect the week and to keep the costs in control all charges be made public and scrutinsed.
Many Doctors and other health care providers are very dedicated people and serve the community well.To reduce the cost of health care In america we will have to do the following
1.Use technology only when it improves the outcome of the healthcare.
2. Use IT and its processes for communication, data sharing and prescription and compliances help.
3.Combine ER and primary care to reduce costs for ER by providing primary care at the ER.This as pre thought not after thought.
4.Giving each patient a usb stick with healthcare data .to save time and costs in ER.
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