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The Challenge of Understanding Health Care Costs and Charges

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ID15744274
AuthorsVineet M Arora (0000-0002-4745-7599, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author), Christopher Moriates (0000-0002-3153-2558, University of California, San Francisco), Neel Shah (0000-0002-8971-7627, Center for Systems Biology)
Year2015
Volume17
Issue11
Pages1046-1052
Publication date2015-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.stas1-1511
PMID26595246
OpenAlexW1838915449
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited1

Health care prices are opaque, and patients and clinicians are equally in the dark about them. As Americans enroll in high-deductible health plans at unprecedented rates, the affordability of health care has received significant attention In 2015, "how much does it cost?" is an increasingly familiar question from clinical trainees. The problem is that right now it is not clear who has the answers. The costs of delivering care are obscured in layers of jargon and complex accounting

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year1,17
Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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