11 NC Hospitals Warned by Trump Administration on Pricing Transparency

11 NC hospitals warned by Trump administration on pricing transparency

Of the more than 500 hospitals nationwide that have been issued warnings or requests for corrective action by the Trump administration for noncompliance with pricing transparency requirements, 11 are North Carolina hospitals, according to a list obtained by the Associated Press and reported by the Hill. The list also indicates for each hospital whether a warning or a request for corrective action has been issued. Hospitals could be fined up to $…

Op-Ed: Trump Administration is right to enforce hospital price transparency rule

More than five years after hospitals were required by law to post prices for their services, over 500 nationally, including 19 in the Mountain West (9 Washington; 4 Montana ;

Trump administration is right to enforce hospital price transparency rule

More than five years after hospitals were required by law to post prices for their services, over 500 nationally failed to meet transparency requirements this year, keeping healthcare costs higher for everyone. In the Mountain West, 19 hospitals were on that list, including nine in Washington, four in Montana, three in Idaho and three in Wyoming.  Opinion They received warning letters or requests for a corrective action plan earlier this month …

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Last week, the Trump administration announced that it’s ramping up enforcement of its hospital price transparency rule to overcome widespread noncompliance. “Our message to hospitals is simple: Post your real prices,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Come into compliance immediately or prepare for serious consequences.”  Actual, upfront prices, as President Donald Trump’s federal rule requires, are urgently needed …