What experts are saying about Pricing
Healthcare and drug pricing — how treatments, care, and coverage are priced, and the policy and market forces behind cost.
“Dr. Norman Rowe, a plastic surgeon in the New York metro area, received payments of $440,000 for breast reduction surgeries through the No Surprises Act arbitration process.”
— Margot Sanger-Katz
“According to a New York Times report, one doctor received a payment of $330,000 for a procedure where the average payment is approximately $2,000.”
— Dan Gorenstein
“The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to pharmaceutical companies regarding the cost of inhalers.”
— Doha Meckie
“In the last quarter for which data is available, doctors won 88% of arbitration cases under the No Surprises Act.”
— Margot Sanger-Katz
“Under the No Surprises Act arbitration system, some gynecologists have been paid 600 times the average price for placing IUDs.”
— Margot Sanger-Katz