Friday, March 25, 2011

Consumer Savy Websites

 

 

Did you ever think there would be a ‘Kelly Blue Book” for health services and your fees?  Well buckle up Flash Gordon, and Dale Arden, strap on your ray gun and read further:

Such websites have certain limitations,

Many cost-comparison tools for health plans can be found online, beginning with a simple Google search that might draw thousands of results.

Website officials also acknowledge that the nature of medicine makes it difficult to provide consumers a price guarantee, particularly because patients' requirements for treatment can vary based on their:

  • Age;
  • Current medical status; and
  • Family and personal medical histories.

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