LD 857
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Page 6 of 7 An Act To Provide Maine Consumers Information about the Cost and Quality of Hea... LD 857 Title Page
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medical care reports for consumers' use in determining their
medical care needs. The bill also requires the Maine Health
Data Organization to produce similar reports for medical care
rendered in the State compared to medical care rendered in other
states in the region.

 
This bill also requires hospitals and certain other health
care institutions licensed under the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 22, chapter 405 to develop, maintain and release a price
list of the 15 most common services involving inpatient stays
and outpatient procedures rendered for use by consumers for
their medical care needs. This bill also requires medical
doctors and osteopaths to develop, maintain and release a
price list of at least the 15 most common procedures rendered
by that professional for use by consumers for their medical
care needs.


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