Taken from Clear Health Costs website, the information below is a link to their site.  Clear Health Costs is a site started by Jeanne Pinder, a journalist who was curious as to why there was so much variability in healthcare costs for the same procedures.  Turns out this curiousity started a movement for transparency and health awareness.

FINDING OUT WHAT HEALTH CARE COSTS CAN SEEM IMPOSSIBLE. WE’RE HERE TO HELP.

Rising health care costs are one of the biggest problems we face as a nation. We’re journalists working to bring transparency to the system by telling people what stuff costs. Find prices, research issues, and share your prices on our site. Our CEO’s TED talk at the right explains our work.