Becker's Healthcare March 11, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February that directs HHS, and the Labor and Treasury departments to “rapidly implement and enforce” price transparency regulations that were introduced during his first term.
The president accused the Biden administration of “slow walking,” enforcement of the regulations, which originally directed HHS to develop rules requiring hospitals to publish prices “that reflect what people actually pay for services in a way that’s clear, straightforward and accessible to all.” Under the new order, the departments will ensure hospitals and payers disclose actual prices, not estimates, and take action to “make prices comparable across hospitals and insurers, including prescription drug prices.”
To date, 18 hospitals and no insurers have been fined by CMS for...
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