price transparency

Among Oregon hospitals surveyed, three post their full range of prices online and eight do not, a nonprofit claims, but several hospitals say that's not true.

The state’s Prescription Price Transparency Program received reports of nearly 200 new high-cost drugs this past year.

Many hospitals fail to post all the data, studies find, while some critics say pricing and medical procedures are too complex to allow easy shopping by consumers.

The Oregon State Public Interest Research Group submitted 24,000 signatures from Oregon residents, impelling the board to make changes that would compel the Insurance Division to make insurance company rate hikes more transparent and the companies more accountable.