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Should Medical Pricing Be More Transparent?

Beginning last month, Massachusetts is requiring its health insurers to make prices public ahead of time on procedures like MRIs.

University of Arizona Economics Professor Gautam Gowrisankaran said the options should be a plus for consumers.

We also talked with Valley surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Singer, who said the increased information is a good thing, but he’d like insurance companies to play less of a role.

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Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.