Healthcare DIVE January 5, 2024
More than 90% of hospitals posted files at least partially compliant with price transparency requirements in 2023, according to a new report from Turquoise Health.
Dive Brief:
- The majority of hospitals are complying with federal price transparency laws that have been on the books since 2021, according to new data from Turquoise Health released on Thursday.
- Ninety-one percent of 6,357 hospitals posted a machine-readable file in 2023 — an increase of 562 hospitals year over year. Over 200 payers posted MRFs in 2023, up from just 67 in 2022, according to the company.
- The progress on price transparency comes after the CMS began cracking down on hospitals for non-compliance. As of September, the agency had issued 1,000 warning notices...