Friday, 15 November 2019

News Alert: New Trump administration rules force hospitals, insurers to give consumers more information on health-care rates

Under one rule slated to take effect in 2021 and resisted for months by the health-care industry, hospitals must for the first time reveal the discounted rates they negotiate privately with insurers for a list of 300 services patients can schedule in advance, including X-rays and cesarean deliveries. The administration is also proposing to require most health plans that Americans get through their jobs to disclose the rates they negotiate with hospitals and doctors in their insurance network and amounts paid to doctors out of network.
 
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News Alert Nov 15, 9:25 AM
 
 
New Trump administration rules force hospitals, insurers to give consumers more information on health-care rates

Under one rule slated to take effect in 2021 and resisted for months by the health-care industry, hospitals must for the first time reveal the discounted rates they negotiate privately with insurers for a list of 300 services patients can schedule in advance, including X-rays and cesarean deliveries.

The administration is also proposing to require most health plans that Americans get through their jobs to disclose the rates they negotiate with hospitals and doctors in their insurance network and amounts paid to doctors out of network.

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