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Trump required hospitals to post their prices for patients. Mostly it’s the industry using the data
Federal agencies push stricter rules and higher fines as only about one-third of U.S. hospitals complied with price transparency since 2021, aiming to lower health costs.
- CMS intensified enforcement after Trump signed an early-2025 executive order urging fines, and the agency notified 2 hospitals of potential penalties between June 2022 and May 2025.
- Because early compliance was weak, the 2021 federal policy saw only about one-third of facilities comply in 10 months, producing sparse and confusing posted prices, while a 2024 study found a marginal increase in billed charges.
- Insurers and health plans say posted prices are mainly used in negotiations and are often presented in ways that are not useful for consumers, requiring billing-code knowledge.
- Researchers report patients rarely use posted prices, typically following physician advice and passing six lower-priced providers, dampening hopes GOP advocates had for widespread price shopping.
- The American Hospital Association told officials that hospitals compute allowed amounts using detailed assumptions, and industry negotiators say standards are needed as studies show mixed effects.
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Trump required hospitals to post their prices for patients. Mostly it’s the industry using the data
Republicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long pushed to give patients money and let consumers do the work of reducing costs. After some GOP lawmakers closed out 2025 advocating to fund health savings accounts, President Donald Trump introduced his Great Healthcare Plan, which calls for, among other policies, requiring providers and insurers to post their prices “in their place of business.” Read …
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