April 19, 2019
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

Consumer facing price and quality tools are one strategy that states and other stakeholders are looking at to keep consumers safe in the healthcare marketplace, with some proponents hoping these tools will drive value in the system. Several efforts have been made to score these tools, including efforts by Altarum.

A study by Altarum used a scoring exercise that emulates the consumer’s real-world experience of trying to schedule needed healthcare. Using 6 pre-determined medical scenarios and 6 transparency tools that received high scores in prior scoring efforts, we observed real consumers to see how well the selected transparency tools performed. The results may surprise you.

• Chuck Bell, Consumer Reports
• Christine Stanik, Altarum
• Lynn Quincy, Altarum Healthcare Value Hub

Webinar Products

• Slide Deck

• Webinar Recording

Hub Products

• Altarum Report: Consumer-Centric Evaluation of Healthcare Price and Quality Transparency Tool
• Hub Research Brief: Revealing the Truth about Healthcare Price Transparency 

External Resources 

• Links to Tools Included in Altarum Report:
  • CIVHC
  • The Hospital Guide
  • Compare Maine
  • Minnesota Health Scores
  • NH HealthCost
  • Washington State MONAHRQ (WaMONAHRQ)
• Reports Mentioned in Altarum Report:
  • Altarum 2017 Report
  • Consumer Reports
  • Honest Health (NYSHealth)
  • HCFAMA