A pair of new U-M studies uncover the barriers that both patients and providers face in understanding the costs of prescription medications and medical tests. Tiffany Veinot, U-M School of Information professor and associate dean, discusses the development of a new technology that may provide tools to help patients and health care providers make cost-informed decisions while also connecting patients to resources if they cannot afford a particular medication. Veinot provides insight on this new information-based tool that will aid the health care system and help reduce out-of-pocket costs for consumers.
