CMS Launches Streamlined Care Compare Health Care Tool

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a new health care comparison tool, Care Compare, that provides a single user-friendly interface that patients and caregivers can use to make informed decisions about health care based on cost, quality of care, volume of services, and other data. The site provides information about doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care services in one location rather than searching through multiple tools. In addition, patients can obtain information about quality measures, helpful hints and guides, and costs for procedures. Additional information about this new tool is available from the Press Release issued by CMS.