Open AccessAssociation of Reference Pricing for Diagnostic Laboratory Testing With Changes in Patient Choices, Prices, and Total Spending for Diagnostic Tests
Author(s) -
James C. Robinson,
Christopher Whaley,
Timothy A. Brown
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2492
Subject(s) - medicine , diagnostic test , association (psychology) , econometrics , actuarial science , emergency medicine , economics , philosophy , epistemology
Prices for laboratory and other clinical services vary widely. Employers and insurers increasingly are adopting "reference pricing" policies to create incentives for patients to select lower-priced facilities.
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