Friday, June 28, 2019

Why is the lib-media hiding this?-----Trump issues executive order increasing transparency in hospital prices, doctor fees

Trump issues executive order increasing transparency in hospital prices, doctor fees
"KEY POINTS:
  • President Trump issued an executive order that would pressure insurers, doctors and other providers to disclose more information about health-care prices.
  • High health costs have become a rare bipartisan issue with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle demanding something be done.
"...The executive order will direct the Department of Health and Human Services to require hospitals and insurers to disclose negotiated rates for services, as well as provide patients with out-of-pocket costs before their procedures.
“We are fundamentally changing the nature of the health care marketplace,” Trump said before signing the order.
Trump said the lack of price transparency has benefited industry giants “greatly” and has cost Americans millions of dollars in health care costs.
Price transparency can “empower” patient choice, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a call Monday with reporters..."
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