People should be told in advance how much they will be charged for medical services. So why do so many Americans get sticker shock when the bill arrives? The main problem is that US healthcare markets are highly concentrated. This limits consumer choice, as well as competition between plans and providers. Thankfully, policies to promote greater healthcare pricing transparency are garnering rare bipartisan support in Washington. The Biden administration has already embraced the Trump administration’s groundbreaking hospital and health insurance transparency initiatives. The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently passed…
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Bipartisan Health Care Transparency Bills, One Sponsored by Roberts, Signed into Law by Polis – Real Vail
Colorado General Assembly Democrats on Friday issued the following press release in which Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law, including one sponsored by Avon Democrat Dylan Roberts, designed to increase transparency in hospital reporting: Governor Polis today signed two bipartisan bills to increase transparency in hospital reporting requirements and increase pricing transparency for health care services to save Colorado patients money. “Colorado Democrats are committed to making health care more affordable for Coloradans, and this new law will improve hospital transparency requirements so we can build future policies…
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