Employers, Public May Help Health Price Disclosure Rules Endure

Regulatory efforts to help consumers know the cost of their health care up front may be a lasting legacy of the Trump administration.

The Health and Human Services Department Thursday finalized the second of two rules that force hospitals and insurers to publicly disclose the prices they privately negotiate. The regulations have broad support among patient rights advocates and employers, signaling there’s a chance they could stick around regardless of who wins the presidential election and as long as courts continue to uphold them.

It would be tremendously foolish to reverse a rule that the majority of Americans want, ...