Released: March 26, 2008

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Source: Joe Light, Money Magazine (CNNMoney)

There’s a movement afoot to make you directly pay more of the bill for your health care. The theory is that this will make you more choosy and that you’ll put more effort into comparing costs and researching doctors and hospitals.

But for that to happen, of course, you’ll need good information to work with. It takes five minutes of Web surfing to compare prices and features and to check out customer reviews on, say, a digital camera.

But for health care? “We just haven’t evolved to that level,” says Jean Chenoweth, a senior vice president at Thomson Healthcare, a division of the giant information services company.

The picture is getting a bit clearer though. The government has pushed to create better data for comparing hospitals. Companies are building online tools to help you sort through what’s out there; some of the best sites are run by insurers themselves. 

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