Increasing Transparency
Medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy for American families. In 2019, the Trump administration responded to this crisis by issuing a new rule on hospital price transparency, giving families a powerful tool to navigate health care costs.
Under this commonsense, market-based rule, hospitals are required to feature the charges for different procedures on their website and display shoppable health care services. It’s simple and popular.
But there’s a problem: Nearly two-thirds of hospitals are out of compliance thanks to the Biden administration’s lax enforcement. State and federal policymakers can respond with our price transparency solutions.

State and Federal Reforms
- States can enact price transparency requirements with a law like the one Arkansas passed in 2023. Now, the state Department of Health must fine hospitals that have been found in violation of the federal rules.
- At the federal level, legislation has been introduced—such as the PATIENT Act—that codifies the Trump-era transparency rules and strengthens enforcement mechanisms.
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How the Biden Administration Is Enabling Hospitals to Violate Price Transparency Requirements
No sensible homebuyer would make a down payment without knowing the price of a home. No responsible driver would take out an auto loan without understanding the price of the car. Yet most Americans have no idea about what their price would be for major surgery at a hospital.
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How America's Hospitals Are Hiding the Cost of Health Care
It is long past time for America’s hospitals to step up—and for CMS to follow suit—in ensuring the cost of health care services are transparent and accessible to all consumers.
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Why We’re Suing Team Biden to Lower Americans’ Prescription-Drug Costs
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By Tarren Bragdon and Stewart Whitson
President Biden has touted his efforts to make prescription drugs more affordable, mostly through federal coercion and threats to pharmaceutical companies. Yet he is simultaneously refusing to implement a Trump-era rule that would help lower prices fairly.
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