Website launched to compare medical costs in Maine
A website launched Tuesday allows people to compare the average cost of more than 200 medical procedures at more than 170 medical facilities in Maine.
The Maine Health Data Organization, a state agency that collects health care data from insurance companies, created CompareMaine.org with funds from from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that adminsters those insurance programs.
Karynlee Harrington, acting executive director of the Maine Health Data Organization, said the website differs from other healthcare transparency tools comprehensiveness of its coverage and because it’s one of only two state sites that present quality ratings alongside cost information.
Users can compare costs both by both facility — including hospitals, surgical centers, diagnostic imaging centers, labs and clinics — and health insurance company.
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