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How to reduce Health Care Costs

Utahn vows website will “bust open” health care prices

A Utah entrepreneur hopes to cash in on American outrage over the high price of health care with an online tool that will allow consumers to share billing data and

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The Costly Paradox of Health-Care Technology

As an economist who studies health care, I find it hard to know whether to welcome or fear new technology. Surgeons can replace a heart valve with a plastic and

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Simplee Demystifies Medical Billing for Hospitals and Consumers

After a terrible vacation, Simplee CEO Tomer Shoval quit a big corporate job to create the Mint-style medical bill payment platform. In September of 2009, Shoval was traveling in Mexico

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HealthcareAbroad.com Launches Medical Tourism Directory

HealthcareAbroad.com connects these patients with providers, helps educate patients, instils confidence and helps better prepare patients while promoting the Medical Tourism industry. Medical Tourism is the process of traveling outside

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New Health Care Price Comparison Tool from Priority Health Will Save consumers thousands

In Detroit, the price for a knee arthroscopy ranges from $1,400 to $13,000, and in West Michigan, the price for kidney stone treatments ranges from $2,000 to $14,000. Statewide, driving

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Deal or No Deal Bidding for Medical Services

MediBid, an Internet website where physicians and patients can set pricing and “bid” on procedures

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