HHS Finalizes Hospital Price Transparency Rule, Hospitals Will Sue

By Chelsea Cirruzzo / November 15, 2019 at 5:34 PM
The Trump administration plans to implement a controversial price transparency rule in 2021 and officials insisted the administration is on solid footing against litigation promised by the hospital industry. CMS Administrator Seema Verma and HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced the final hospital price transparency rule on Friday (Nov. 15). It was originally proposed as part of the 2020 outpatient hospital pay rule . HHS on Friday also proposed another rule to require most insurance plans and employer-based health groups to...


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