The Controversy over Price Transparency: Patients and Plastic Surgeons Disagree.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The No Surprises Act (NSA) went into effect on January 1, 2022. This federal law is designed to minimize surprise bills for emergency care, out of network (OON) care, and care for uninsured or self-pay individuals. To achieve these goals, the NSA relies heavily on physicians providing cost estimates to patients prior to administering care. Because healthcare is often price-opaque, this study was conducted to assess physician and patient attitudes toward price transparency in plastic surgery and aesthetic/self-pay medicine.

Methods

Two cohorts of providers received a survey asking whether and how their practice offers pricing information prior to a consultation and their views regarding the NSA. Patients who had previously used an online price estimator tool also r

SUBMITTER: Rai P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11446597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature