Managed Healthcare Executive January 1, 2021
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that the rule could take effect today.
The Trump administration’s price transparency rule, which requires hospitals to disclose what they charge for basic items and services, will take effect today after getting the green light from a U.S. appellate court with just days to spare earlier this week.
Empowering consumers by making hospitals show their cards is one of the healthcare highlights that Trump officials point to as they prepare to leave office this month. Other efforts, such as requiring drug companies to put prices in television ads, did not pass muster with the courts.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) had vigorously fought...