This podcast was published on HealthNewsReview.org on September 14, 2017.To read the blog -- and background resources -- associated with this podcast visit:https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2017/09/podcast-34-clear-health-costs/~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Why are health care costs so opaque? And medical bills so hard to understand?When you buy a car, book a flight, or put things in your grocery cart, you not only know the price in advance, but you can also shop around for the best price.But for most health care services you can't. And former New York Times editor and reporter, Jeanne Pinder, thinks that makes no sense at all. So much so that she started ClearHealthCosts.com.This is her story, and the story of those who have joined her, to challenge what she calls "a problem hiding in plain sight."