Headline Roundup • June 24th, 2019
Executive Order: Healthcare Providers Must Reveal Prices Before Providing Service
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Washington Post
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday intended to give Americans more information about the cost and quality of health-care services to help them comparison shop before they get care.
The order is pegged to the gathering momentum of the 2020 election in which voters are eager for political leaders to lower what they pay for care. It is based on the idea, in fashion lately with both Republicans and Democrats, that greater transparency in hospital and other health-care prices will lead consumers to make better choices about where...
The Daily Wire
Imagine if you took your car into the shop and the mechanic said you need some repairs. "How much will it cost?" you ask, and the mechanic says, "No idea. Let's do the work right now, and in a couple weeks we'll send you a bill."
The Hill
The Trump administration is working on regulations that will require health care providers and insurers to tell patients how much a service will cost before they get it.
President Trump, in an executive order issued Monday, directed the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies to put out rules requiring hospitals disclose prices that reflect what patients and insurers “actually pay” for services, Azar told reporters.
The rules aim to bring more transparency to a health care system where patients usually don’t find out how much a procedure...
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