Parent Preferences for Transparency of Their Child's Hospitalization Costs.

Importance: Health care in the US is often expensive for families; however, there is little transparency in the cost of medical services. The extent to which parents want cost transparency in their children's care is not well characterized.

Objective: To explore the preferences and experiences of parents of hospitalized children regarding the discussion and consideration of health care costs in the inpatient care of their children.

Financial Difficulties in Families of Hospitalized Children.

Background: High costs of hospitalization may contribute to financial difficulties for some families.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of financial distress and medical financial burden in families of hospitalized children and identify factors that can predict financial difficulties.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Cross-sectional survey of parents of hospitalized children at six children's hospitals between October 2017 and November 2018.