Congressional committee requests investigation of hospital price transparency compliance

Healthcare DIVE November 11, 2022
Shannon Muchmore

Dive Brief:

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is calling on the Government Accountability Office to investigate how well hospitals are complying with price transparency rules that went into effect at the beginning of this year.
Committee members said in a recent letter that hospitals have had “ample time” to comply with the rules and that they are “troubled by reports that some hospitals disclosing their prices are making it difficult for consumers to access the price information.”
The committee is asking the government watchdog to check for compliance on key requirements and access concerns, as well as how the CMS is monitoring and enforcing hospital compliance.

Dive Insight:

Various studies and surveys by patient advocacy groups...

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