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Price Transparency

CMS Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency 

CMS proposes rules to improve Medicaid drug price transparency

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, Drug price Transparency, Managed Care plans, Medicaid, PBM

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing a set of rules for drug manufacturers, pharmaceutical benefit managers

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Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency 

6 limitations with payers’ price transparency data, per Elevance Health researchers

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Legislation, Price Transparency

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payers have been required to post pricing information online for covered items and

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340B reporting mandate approved by House subcommittee, legislation moves forward

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments 340B drug discount program, H.R. 3290, Price Transparency

(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s hospital Review) Legislation proposing transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program was passed

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What’s next for payer price transparency: 5 things to know

April 20, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Price Transparency

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payers have been required to post all of their negotiated rates in publicly

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Health Care Finance Price Transparency Telehealth 

States Step In as Telehealth and Clinic Patients Get Blindsided by Hospital Fees

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Healthcare Costs, Hospital Price Transparency, Price Transparency, Telehealth

(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) When Brittany Tesso’s then-3-year-old son, Roman, needed an evaluation for speech therapy in

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A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Price Transparency, Price Transparency

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead

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How do facility fees contribute to rising emergency department costs?

March 27, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Emergency department costs, No Surprises Act, Out of pocket costs, Price Transparency

By Hope Schwartz, Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published March 27, 2023) The high

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Why Does Insulin Cost So Much? Big Pharma Isn’t the Only Player Driving Prices

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Big Pharma, Healthcare Costs, Insulin, Insurers, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, PBM

(By Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) Eli Lilly & Co.’s announcement that it is slashing prices for its major

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Ongoing Challenges with Hospital Price Transparency

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Consumer Protection, Healthcare Costs, Hospital Price Transparency, Hospitals

(By Justin Lo, Gary Claxton, Emma Wager, Cynthia Cox, and Krutika Amin for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 10, 2023)

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Want a Clue on Health Care Costs in Advance? New Tools Take a Crack at It

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical expenses, Online Calculators, Price Transparency

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs

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