Transparency & Consumerism
BCBSA believes an educated consumer will make better healthcare decisions. BCBSA and the Blue companies are working to strengthen the movement to greater healthcare transparency by providing increased detail about healthcare trends, quality, cost, and best practices. Keeping healthcare affordable for consumers is one of the biggest challenges this country currently faces.
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Improving Health Care Value: Quality and Cost
Researchers and policymakers agree there often is not enough information on what medical treatments work best. Providers and patients must make important decisions without knowing how different treatments compare, and the health care system is unable to offer incentives to encourage use of more effective treatments.
September 25, 2007
Scott Serota Remarks, National Press Announcement, Institute for Comparative Effectiveness Research, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2007
Welcome – I am pleased you are here.
Joining me today are:
• Dr. John Fallon, Chief Physician Executive at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and
• Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, based here in DC
You will be hearing from them a bit later.
May 10, 2007
Consumer Transparency
BCBSA has released a new research study, "Consumer Preference and Usage of Healthcare Information,” that examines consumers' attitudes about healthcare information and the key factors they use when making healthcare decisions regarding treatment options, hospital selection, and selecting a primary care physician.
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