Parent Preferences for Transparency of Their Child's Hospitalization Costs.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health care in the US is often expensive for families; however, there is little transparency in the cost of medical services. The extent to which parents want cost transparency in their children's care is not well characterized.

Objective

To explore the preferences and experiences of parents of hospitalized children regarding the discussion and consideration of health care costs in the inpatient care of their children.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional multicenter survey study included 6 geographically diverse university-affiliated US children's hospitals from November 3, 2017, to November 8, 2018. Participants included a convenience sample of English- and Spanish-speaking parents of hospitalized children nearing hospital discharge. Dat

SUBMITTER: Bassett HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8456391 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature