To: The California State House and The California State Senate
Transparency for Hospital Pricing!
Let consumers see and compare hospital prices. Require health care providers to list prices for services, procedures, medicine, and supplies in plain language on a searchable public website.
Why is this important?
In 2012, I fell from a ladder and hurt my hip. I was taken to the hospital, where I waited hours to be seen. After only a few minutes with a physician, I was sent home, but when my bill arrived, I discovered that those few minutes had cost me over $4,000!
When I saw the ridiculous prices on that bill, I was outraged. It included charges like $51 for two pain pills. And there was no way for me to know how much I would be charged until the bill actually arrived, and no way for me to know if another hospital nearby might have cost less.
If we’re serious about getting the cost of healthcare down, then patients like me and you need to be able to know how much we’ll be charged--before we decide who to see for our care!
Help me tell our state legislature that they need to protect patients by giving us the transparency we need to make smart healthcare decisions.
When I saw the ridiculous prices on that bill, I was outraged. It included charges like $51 for two pain pills. And there was no way for me to know how much I would be charged until the bill actually arrived, and no way for me to know if another hospital nearby might have cost less.
If we’re serious about getting the cost of healthcare down, then patients like me and you need to be able to know how much we’ll be charged--before we decide who to see for our care!
Help me tell our state legislature that they need to protect patients by giving us the transparency we need to make smart healthcare decisions.