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Payer price transparency data has been available for a year. Is it lowering costs?

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Price transparency data is available, but several changes are needed to actually

Eileen Cook July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Price Transparency

CMS Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

CMS proposes rules to improve Medicaid drug price transparency

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

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

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency

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

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

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

Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

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

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

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

Health Care Finance Price Transparency

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

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

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

Health Care Finance Price Transparency Telehealth

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

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

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

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency

A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

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

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

Health Care Finance Price Transparency

How do facility fees contribute to rising emergency department costs?

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

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

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

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

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

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

Health Care Finance Price Transparency

Ongoing Challenges with Hospital Price Transparency

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

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