Largest Physician Group in California Seen as National Leader on Price Transparency

In a California Healthline Special Report, Matthew Mazdyasni — chief financial officer of HealthCare Partners Medical Group — and Donald Crane — president of the California Association of Physicians Groups — discussed the impact of the physician group’s decision to post prices for some services on its Web site.

Traffic to the site has increased 69% since the Torrance-based practice began posting the prices three months ago, but Crane questions whether the move will lead to a “huge sea change” in the health care marketplace because major illnesses — the kind for which consumers infrequently compare health care costs — account for such a large percentage of overall health care spending (Rebillot, California Healthline, 9/4).

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<h1>Largest Physician Group in California Seen as National Leader on Price Transparency</h1>
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			September 4, 2007		</time>
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<p>In a California Healthline Special Report, Matthew Mazdyasni — chief financial officer of HealthCare Partners Medical Group — and Donald Crane — president of the California Association of Physicians Groups — discussed the impact of the physician group’s decision to post prices for some services on its Web site. </p><p>Traffic to the site has increased 69% since the Torrance-based practice began posting the prices three months ago, but Crane questions whether the move will lead to a “huge sea change” in the health care marketplace because major illnesses — the kind for which consumers infrequently compare health care costs — account for such a large percentage of overall health care spending (Rebillot, California Healthline, 9/4).</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/largest-physician-group-in-california-seen-as-national-leader-on-price-transparency/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/largest-physician-group-in-california-seen-as-national-leader-on-price-transparency/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/largest-physician-group-in-california-seen-as-national-leader-on-price-transparency/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Largest%20Physician%20Group%20in%20California%20Seen%20as%20National%20Leader%20on%20Price%20Transparency&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2Fnews%2Flargest-physician-group-in-california-seen-as-national-leader-on-price-transparency%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/largest-physician-group-in-california-seen-as-national-leader-on-price-transparency/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/largest-physician-group-in-california-seen-as-national-leader-on-price-transparency/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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