Shopping comes to health care: More hospitals post prices, negotiate costs

The Detroit Free Press reports:

Kimberly Kardasz never shopped around for the price of a health care service until her husband's employer, General Motors, placed him into an insurance plan that makes them pay $3,000 out of pocket before their coverage kicks in.

So last year, when she needed a diagnostic test, she decided to ask a few questions before the bills arrived.

Higher deductibles, more incentives.