The Tennessee Hospital Association went public 23 April 2007 with a web site telling patients, in advance, how much they'll pay.
The site, Tennessee Hospitals Inform, lists the median charges billed for the most common diagnosis-related groups at most of the state's 136 hospitals, using prices from hospital's most recent annual reports to the state. HCA-owned hospitals prices aren't listed, but there are links to the company's own cost-of-care site.
The site also includes a link to the HospitalCompare, the US Departement of Health and Human Services site that maintains quality information backed by top health care experts and federal government agencies.■
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