healthcare
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FTC warns 24 healthcare companies that posting hospital prices does not settle their consumer-protection duties
The FTC says its chairman sent warning letters October 5 to 24 large healthcare-services companies. Its published template says prices must be timely, accurate and complete, even when a hospital follows Medicare price-transparency rules. The warning identifies missing fees and late disclosures as possible problems; it is not a finding that any recipient broke the law.
Also filed underhospitalsprice-transparencyftcconsumer-protection
Health-price transparency should be tested before the appointment
Can a patient compare a complete quote before booking? This week’s federal documents give us a reason to test that journey, from the first request to the final bill.
Also filed undercommentaryprice-transparencyconsumer-protectionpublic-records
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