Wednesday, December 4, 2019

CROOKED ECONOMIES - AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, LONG PLUNDERING THE CONSUMER - SAYS HELL NO TO TRUMP'S MOVE FOR TRANSPARENCY

HOSPITAL GROUPS SUE TO BLOCK TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TRANSPARENCY RULE:

The American Hospital Association and other hospital groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block the recently announced Trump administration rule mandating that hospitals publish standard charges for care as well as costs for care after negotiations with insurers — rates that insurers and providers have long kept secret from patients. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Washington, maintains that the rule requiring such price transparency violates hospitals’ and insurers’ First Amendment rights and surpasses the statutory intent of the Affordable Care Act. “The burden of compliance with the rule is enormous, and way out of line with any projected benefits associated with the rule,” Wednesday’s suit said.

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