Wide variation in cost and transparency of payer-negotiated prices for thyroid cancer care

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Since Jan. 1, 2021, hospitals in the US have been required by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide pricing information online about items and services. A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear leveraged the newly available data to analyze price transparency and price variation for the treatment of thyroid cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news