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 with third-party payers.

The proposal, which CMS released July 29, includes provisions in a price transparency executive order signed this year by President Donald Trump. It would require hospitals to publish all “standard charges,” including the hospital’s gross charges and negotiated rates with payers for an item or service, online in a machine-readable format.  Continue reading article here…

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