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Karin McCaffrey is one of Vermont OPEN Imaging's patient care coordinators who checks patients in for scans, schedules appointments, answers the phone, and fields billing questions.
A little advance planning before a scheduled visit can help you take a more active part in your own care.
Cost estimate tools exist to fill this gap and project what you’ll have to pay for a variety of medical procedures. This clarity can ease your mind, and the ability to compare providers or facilities allows you to choose the best options for you.
Improving healthcare affordability requires action. Across the state, healthcare organizations are working together to help Vermonters receive quality healthcare at a lower cost.
Talking about treatment options, rather than just being told what to do, is called shared decision making, and it can help you look after your health.
Most Vermonters don't know what a procedure or treatment costs until after it's over, and those costs can vary greatly. We need health care pricing that's clear and fair.
When we talk about health care affordability, the conversation often starts with costs—but the real transformation begins with prevention.
For decades, we have stood alongside Vermonters—working for better health care. But today, that mission is being pushed to the brink by unsustainable increases in health care costs.