Carol Marketplace Provides Free On-line Health Care Comparison & Purchasing in Minneapolis

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News Health care consumers in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota have access to a free on-line health care comparison and purchasing service called Carol, The Care Marketplace. The service allows consumers to compare and purchase health care services on-line similar to purchasing other retail goods and services. Thirty area health care providers have joined the Carol marketplace; consumers will be able to compare cost, quality ratings, and availability of more than 350 health care services, including psychotherapy counseling services, from local providers and physicians. To estimate costs for a given procedure . . .