Transparency

Hospital Price Transparency Reveals Murky Pricing Practices

My 3/13/2021 post gave you information about the Hospital Price Transparency Rule that went into effect 1/1/2021. Just like the name sounds, the law requires hospitals to publish prices they’ve negotiated with insurance companies. Now that the pricing information has been in the public sphere for a while, it’s time to see what it tells consumers.  […]

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Why Hospital Price Transparency Doesn’t Make Hospital Charges Clear

On January 1, 2021 the Hospital Price Transparency Rule went into effect.  The Rule requires hospitals publish their charges for 300 common services.  In turn, these hospital charges are supposed to help consumers shop for the lowest prices.   An admirable goal.  But let me state the obvious.  Shopping for hospital services is not like shopping

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