Insurers and employers have begun publicly disclosing the prices they pay for healthcare services ranging from doctor visits to lab tests, significantly expanding a federally mandated effort to reveal the long-secret rates. The new data arrives in the form of massive, machine-readable digital files, typically in formats inaccessible to consumers, and is mostly posted on… Continue reading Health-Insurers Start Publishing Prices for Medical Care
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Hospital Groups File Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Price Transparency Rule
Hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires hospitals to be more transparent about prices they charge patients for healthcare services, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. The plaintiffs, including the nonprofit American Hospital Association (AHA), are looking to block the rule issued last month mandating hospitals to publish on the internet… Continue reading Hospital Groups File Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Price Transparency Rule