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Healthcare Price Transparency Rule

CMS Issues Long-Awaited, Controversial Final Rule on Price Transparency

  A long-awaited and controversial final rule on healthcare price transparency was released Thursday by the federal government. The rule, mandated under a June 2019 executive order by President Donald Trump, requires private group health plans and individual health insurance market plans to disclose pricing and cost-sharing information in a consumer-friendly format. The mandate, which takes effect on January […]
Healthcare Price Transparency Rule

New Healthcare Price Transparency Rule – The Best, Worst, and Most Realistic Case Scenarios

The American Hospital Association has filed a lawsuit to block the rule. On Nov. 15, 2019, the Trump Administration proposed a new healthcare price transparency rule that would basically require hospitals to explain how much a medical service would cost before a patient receives treatment. This rule is due to become effective in January 2021. The […]