Alegent Health, a nine-hospital healthcare system in Nebraska and Iowa, is providing patients with an online tool that gives projected costs for 500 common treatments and procedures based on individuals’ health plans, along with their out-of-pocket responsibility. Uninsured consumers will see a list of self-pay prices for frequently purchased services as well as information on financial assistance programs. By late spring, Alegent estimates that more than 75% of its patients will be able to obtain cost information through the My Cost tool. The healthcare system hopes to add professional fees in the next six months to a year. Read the press release.
