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  • 'Reference pricing' could end up costing unwary consumers thousands of dollars (Obamacare)

    05/21/2014 12:17:31 PM PDT · by Lorianne · 12 replies
    Star Tribune/AP ^ | 16 May 2014 | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    You just might want to pay attention to the latest health insurance jargon. It could mean thousands of dollars out of your pocket. The Obama administration has given the go-ahead for a new cost-control strategy called "reference pricing." It lets insurers and employers put a dollar limit on what health plans pay for some expensive procedures, such as knee and hip replacements. Some experts worry that patients could be surprised with big medical bills they must pay themselves, undercutting financial protections in the new health care law. That would happen if patients picked a more expensive hospital — even if...