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Price Transparency and a Healthcare Policy Analyst’s Brush with the Healthcare System
FromThe Bio Report
Price Transparency and a Healthcare Policy Analyst’s Brush with the Healthcare System
FromThe Bio Report
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Paul Keckley is a long-time healthcare policy analyst whose both worked within hospital systems and advised major healthcare organizations, but when he recently collapsed on a golf course due to severe dehydration, he was given an up-close and personal view of the murky world of hospital billing. We spoke to Keckley about his experience, the challenges of deciphering hospital bills, and why he thinks it will be market forces, rather than price transparency, that rein in healthcare costs.
Released:
Dec 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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