New Web site allows health care comparisons

Posted: Feb 2, 2010 7:04 PM

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- Louisiana consumers now can compare the
costs and quality performance measures of hospitals and health care
facilities against each other.
Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state health department Tuesday
launched a new Web site at www.HealthFinderLA.gov that allows
people to compare the patient safety measures and prices of
hospitals, nursing homes and health plans.
The site also allows for comparisons of prices for the 100 most
commonly prescribed drugs in the state.
At the urging of the Jindal administration, lawmakers in 2008
passed a law backing the creation of the Web site.

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