HealthPlanExplorer.com
Data
health pricing data search
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good to see innovation in pricing transparency
From 1 comment
It's great to see innovation in this space! Spent some time working on similar solutions both for patients and employers so I understand how big of an undertaking it is. Patients…
david_shi on HN
Objections
Pricing data gives consumers little practical value because of care complexity and networks
From 2 comments
Wrote Hacking Healthcare for O'Reilly, long time health/tech exec, yada, yada... I'm really glad this pricing transparency information has become available but unfortunately so…
duffpkg on HNThere are a few relatively commodity items you have mentioned, flu shots for one, mammogram possibly another, but for > 65% of patients those are already covered at extremely…
duffpkg on HN
Requests
Consumer-friendly view to pick a procedure and compare prices by location and plan
From 1 comment
As a "regular" consumer, I couldn't figure out how to use this because I don't deal with the kinds of files it was asking for. At the very least it should provide some links to…
kmoser on HN
Example files and clearer instructions for non-technical users
From 1 comment
As a "regular" consumer, I couldn't figure out how to use this because I don't deal with the kinds of files it was asking for. At the very least it should provide some links to…
kmoser on HN
Aggregate statistics and graphs rather than raw data
From 1 comment
Raw data does not tell a story. I would present some of the insightful data using data science and graphs. Then you can offer to provide the raw underlying data. It would be…
periram on HN
Questions
Whether the consumer side will let users select their plan and see out-of-pocket costs
From 2 comments
Oh hell yeah this is coming. I built healthplanexplorer because the files were too unwieldy, but the ultimate consumer format for this is a map like…
kunle on HNA good insurance agent should do most of 1-4, but your service should make their job easier. So I see this as more for them than for a consumer. And also because after a plan is…
textman on HN
Alternatives named
Turquoise Health
From 1 comment
I think you should look at https://turquoise.health/. They are aggregating cash and insurance pricing.
mlinsenbardt on HN
Cascade Health and Serif Health
From 1 comment
Thanks - seen them and it’s similar but they’re building something much more enterprise scale. Cascadehealth.ai and serifhealth.com are as well.
kunle on HN
GoodRx
From 1 comment
There are a few relatively commodity items you have mentioned, flu shots for one, mammogram possibly another, but for > 65% of patients those are already covered at extremely…
duffpkg on HN