Hospitals slam CMS proposal to disclose negotiated rates
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals are urging CMS to reject a proposed rule requiring hospitals to publish negotiated rates
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Price Transparency
Hospitals earn greater profit from physician-administered meds than drugmakers, study finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals earn a greater profit from physician-administered drugs than pharmaceutical manufacturers themselves, according
Read MoreWhy didn’t nonprofits and the NIH require ‘reasonable’ pricing for Zolgensma? That may happen in France
(By James Love for STAT) When a new drug emerges from research largely funded by grants from charities and government
Read MoreHow Are Drug Prices Determined?
According to Rx Savings Solutions, a consulting firm for health insurance plans and employers, found in the first half of
Read MoreAnalysis: How Your Beloved Hospital Helps To Drive Up Health Care Costs
(By Elizabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) As voters fume about the high cost of health care, politicians have been
Read MoreHHS renews fight to require drug prices in TV ads
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS has appealed a July court ruling that blocked a regulation that would have required
Read MoreTrump is trying to end secret health care price negotiations. You should be on his side
(By David Vivero for STAT) President Trump signed an executive order in June that could force price disclosure in health care. Insurers,
Read MoreTrump administration’s hospital price plan raises thorny legal questions
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals and health insurance companies are likely to sue the Trump administration if
Read More3 generic drugmakers accused of ‘stonewalling’ congressional probe
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two lawmakers have accused three generic drugmakers of “coordinated obstruction” and “apparent efforts
Read MoreTrue Price Transparency
In James C. Capretta’s column published by RealClearPolicy, he writes the rule requiring disclosure of hospital’s chargemaster rates, which went
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