1️⃣3️⃣ Critics claim the U.S. is ‘too different’ for this to work. But price transparency isn’t about copying Singapore’s entire system—it’s about applying the same economic principles to American healthcare. #PriceSignals #UpfrontPricing
9️⃣ Contrast that with LASIK eye surgery and cosmetic procedures—where prices are known upfront and have dropped over time due to competition. Transparency works. #UpfrontPricing #ConsumerChoice
5️⃣ By the 1990s, insurers, hospitals, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) were inflating prices through hidden negotiations. The result? Patients had no clue what anything cost until after treatment. #FixHealthcare #UpfrontPricing