Healthcare Finance News November 24, 2020
Barring an appeals court decision overturning the rule, the mandate goes into effect on January 1, 2021.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, as of Tuesday, had yet to hand up a ruling in a bid by the American Hospital Association and six other provider organizations to vacate a rule mandating hospitals to publish their negotiated rates with payers for services provided.
Judges in the appeals court hearing on October 15 appeared skeptical of Attorney Lisa Blatt’s argument for the AHA and others that the negotiated prices can be unknowable.
Barring a decision in favor of the AHA, hospitals will be required to post their negotiated rates in less than six short weeks.
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