Turquoise Health's Chief of Staff Ms. Carol Skenes Discusses Hospital Price Transparency

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As everyone is well aware, healthcare, particularly acute care (think: hospitals) has become increasingly more unaffordable. For the four-year period ending next year ERISA or employer-sponsored health insurance plans will increase employee premiums by ~25%; this year the average employee family premium is ~$27,000; by the end of this year six million are expected to lose ACA coverage; and, to really on one’s surprise a recent survey found less half of Americans, regardless of income, believe they have the ability to pay for needed medical visits. The answer seems to be legislating hospital price transparency. Earlier this month both the House Energy and Commerce and the Senate Health,…