The need for greater price transparency in the medical device industry: an economic analysis.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 27(6): 1554-9, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18997211
ABSTRACT
Proposed legislation seeks to impose price transparency in the heath care industry as a remedy for increasing medical device prices. This paper analyzes previous attempts to mandate similar price-disclosure rules in a variety of industries. We identify the economic conditions under which mandatory price disclosure is likely to generate substantial benefits and costs. Applying these conditions, we conclude that mandatory price disclosure for implantable devices is unlikely to pass a benefit-cost test.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Revelação
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Equipamentos e Provisões
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Sysrev_observational_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article