Do doctors and hospitals that charge more money provide better care?
No. While nothing is more important than quality when facing healthcare decisions, fortunately you don’t have to pay more to get quality care. There are many quality providers who charge no more, and sometimes less, than other providers. Quality hospitals and doctors that do it right the first time will have lower complication rates and errors, which will improve your health and save you money. In fact, a recent survey showed that if all Americans went to the Mayo clinic for their care, we could raise quality and still lower costs by 25% or $500 billion. See this Dartmouth Study.
