price-transparency
Every record this desk has filed under price-transparency, newest first, each with the number of sources it can still show you.
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 underhealthcarehospitalsftcconsumer-protection
Final health-price rule adds telephone access in 2027 and changes the files insurers must publish
A final rule published October 6 adds telephone access to health-plan cost information for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. It also restructures public price files and moves their updates from monthly to quarterly. The published effective date is December 7, 2026; separate file requirements begin March 6 and September 6, 2027.
Also filed underhealth-insurancefederal-registerhealthcare-pricinghhs
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 undercommentaryhealthcareconsumer-protectionpublic-records
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