Prices for surgery, intensive care and emergency-room visits rise after hospital mergers. The increases come out of your pay.
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Health Insurance Costs Are Taking Biggest Jumps in Years
Health-insurance costs are climbing at the steepest rate in years, walloping businesses and their workers.
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Trump Health Care Price Disclosure Rule
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a White House-backed rule to require hospitals to disclose the prices they negotiate with insurers for an array of common tests and procedures. The 2-0 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a victory for President Donald Trump’s effort to make… Continue reading U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Trump Health Care Price Disclosure Rule
Trump Administration Releases Transparency Rule in Hospital Pricing
The Trump administration Friday released a far-reaching plan that would for the first time force hospitals and insurers to disclose their secret negotiated rates. Administration officials said the final rule will compel hospitals in 2021 to publicize the rates they negotiate with individual insurers for all services, including drugs, supplies, facility fees and care by… Continue reading Trump Administration Releases Transparency Rule in Hospital Pricing
Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Prices in Health Care
President Trump on Monday pushed for greater price disclosure in health care, signing an executive order that could make thousands of hospitals expose more pricing information and require doctors, health clinics and others to tell patients about out-of-pocket costs upfront. While President Trump has pledged repeatedly to take on health costs, the signing of the… Continue reading Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Prices in Health Care