Commentary: Publish Medicare prices to help lower health care costs

Bartlett and Deacon: Full transparency, DC – publish Medicare rates

The government shutdown fight has brought America’s outrageous healthcare costs back to the top of the news cycle. One of the fastest, most straightforward steps Washington can take to lower them meaningfully is publishing the Medicare rates it pays for patient care. This information can empower employer health plans to negotiate better prices with providers and enable patients to avoid overcharges. Medicare price transparency can also provide g…

Commentary: Publish Medicare prices to help lower health care costs

Publishing Medicare rates is an important step in lowering health care costs and empowering patients and employer health plans to negotiate better prices.