Importance Manufacturers, companies, and health care professionals and organizations use
an array of promotional activities to sell and increase market share of their products and …

Medical savings accounts (MSAs) allow enrolees to withdraw money from earmarked funds
to pay for health care. The accounts are usually accompanied by out-of-pocket payments …

Despite growing investment in producing and releasing comparative provider quality
information (CQI), consumer use of CQI has remained poor. We offer a framework to …

Study Design. A prospective questionnaire. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate
factors that patients consider when selecting a spine surgeon. Summary of Background …

Background: The rise in consumer-centric health insurance plans has increased the
importance of the patient in choosing a provider. There is a paucity of studies that examine …

Background Increasing health care expenditure in the United States has put policy makers
under enormous pressure to find ways to curtail costs. Starting January 1, 2021, hospitals …

Background: Despite recent policy efforts to increase price transparency, obtaining
estimated prices for surgery remains difficult for most patients and families. Purpose: Assess …

An increasingly consumer-centric health insurance market has empowered patients to select
the providers of their choice. There is a lack of studies investigating the rationale by which …

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