New La. Web Site Lets People Compare Hospitals, Nursing Homes

Shreveport Times
By Melody Brumble
February 3, 2010

A new state Web site offers people cost and quality comparisons for hospitals, nursing homes and health insurance plans.

Gov. Bobby Jindal unveiled the Web site during a news conference Tuesday in Shreveport. The state Department of Health and Hospitals created the site, Health Finder Louisiana, in response to the Consumers Right to Know Act, which state lawmakers passed in 2008.

Louisiana is the fourth state to put all the information on one site. About 20 states are working on providing health care consumer information, Jindal said. ...

"Ultimately, patients will be able to type in what (qualities) they want and find providers who match that," Jindal said.

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