Insurer's Files Show Big Cost Differences For Same Illnesses

Some of the cost variations from a UnitedHealthcare database are startling. For treating a basic asthma episode, cases in the 10th percentile of distribution cost $98 each while those in the 90th percentile the cost was $1,535 per case. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/05/160604503/insurers-files-show-big-cost-differences-for-same-illnesses?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Sep 05 2012, 08:06 AM by Shots - Health Blog