NCHA represents more than 130 individual and multi-hospital healthcare systems — teaching, rural, small community, suburban, specialty, and continuing care facilities — providing acute care, rehabilitative, behavioral, psychiatric and veterans’ services. Our members provide a broad range of services — not just within their walls, but across the continuum and throughout their communities.
Price transparency in Healthcare
Price transparency is one of the most confusing topics in today’s healthcare world. Healthcare consumers are becoming more engaged and asking for information about pricing and out- of-pocket costs for healthcare services. However, providers can’t always offer a simple, standard price for any given healthcare service. NCHA has created a FAQ to help provide answers to the most common questions regarding price transparency, definitions and terminology used, and reasons behind price differences. Frequently Asked Questions Consumers Have About Price Transparency
Quick Facts
- Hospitals and health systems directly and indirectly support nearly 400,000 jobs across our state, almost 8.7% of total employment.
- Every job created in a hospital or health system creates 2.44 jobs for the community.
- Health systems are among the top 10 employers in at least 72 of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
- Hospitals and health systems are responsible for at least 6% of wages earned in our state and contribute 4% of the state’s gross domestic product (GDP).
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