The Trump administration weighs requiring hospitals to publicly disclose the negotiated prices they charge insurance companies
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is sounding out the medical industry on requiring hospitals and other health care providers to publicly disclose the secretly negotiated prices they charge insurance companies for services, a move that would expose for the first time the actual cost of care.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on whether patients have a right to see the discounted prices in advance of obtaining care, federal officials said. The invitation for comment—outlined in a little...
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