Plans Ask Administration To Scrap Insurer Price Transparency Rule

Health insurers are pressing the Trump administration to scrap the crux of its proposed negotiated price transparency rule and work with stakeholders and Congress on alternatives -- a request that has led to visceral reactions from HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma. Insurers raise constitutional concerns as well as worries over patient privacy, administrative burden and unintended consequences in their comments on proposed rule. At issue is the administration’s call for insurers, including self-insured large group plans,...