Hospitals Sue Trump to Keep Negotiated Prices Secret

December 7, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/health/hospitals-trump-prices-transparency.html

The administration wants to require hospitals to reveal the rates they privately negotiate with insurers for all sorts of procedures, amid the public outcry over surprise medical bills.

The hospital groups argue in their lawsuit that the rule will not accomplish the administration’s aim of helping consumers avoid surprise bills.
Credit…Hilary Swift for The New York Times

By Reed Abelson

The hospitals, including the American Hospital Association, argued in a lawsuit filed in United States District Court in Washington that the new rule “is unlawful, several times over.”  (See link for full article)

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