Information asymmetry relating to price between providers and patients is an unfortunate feature of healthcare in the United States and Texas. Pricing information asymmetry, wherein patients have insufficient information about healthcare prices, may lead to patient confusion, dissatisfaction with service, or even the avoidance of care due to fears of unknown costs. Notably, 62% of Texans reported forgoing healthcare due to anxieties about cost.
I Spoke with Three Health Care Experts About the One Big Beautiful Bill, Here’s What They Said
President Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is packed full of policy changes—changes we’ll be feeling for years to come. To help break down what President Trump’s OBBB means for health care in Texas and the rest of America, I sat down with three health care experts and asked them what they thought the...