It is common wisdom that patients don’t like to think about cost when it comes to healthcare. But what if the problem is that they’re so rarely even given that information? A recent study in the Annals of Surgery found that parents who were asked to decide which form of surgery their children should undergo and told about the price difference tended to select the cheaper option.
Given choice, parents pick cheaper medical procedure for children
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