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Hospitals lose lawsuit against Trump Administration price transparency rules

Healthcare
Blog · June 25, 2020

In a significant win for healthcare freedom, the American Hospital Association has failed in its legal action against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) new hospital price transparency rule. The proposed rule—first revealed in August—would require hospitals to report the rates they have negotiated with insurance companies. These “payer-specific” negotiated charges have long

New healthcare price transparency rules could mean lower costs, less confusion for patients

Healthcare
Blog · August 8, 2019

Just last month, Palmetto Promise highlighted a groundbreaking executive order from President Trump laying the groundwork for forcing hospitals to publicize what insurance companies actually pay them for various services and drugs used by patients – numbers that are treated like trade secrets in the healthcare industry.