A NYS Health-Funded Report in 'Consumer Reports' Offers National and Local Ratings of Health Cost Estimator Tools
This NYSHealth-funded report in Consumer Reports offers ratings of health cost estimator tools, both nationally and New York State-specific, that help consumers make better-informed decisions about their health care.
The ratings score the tools on ease of use; functionality; content, scope, and reliability; price estimates; drug cost information; patient outcomes; and value. Additionally, an NYSHealth-supported issue brief by Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, provides more analysis of the cost estimator tools available to New Yorkers, with user experience feedback and recommendations on how health plans and policymakers can improve the availability and quality of such tools...