Hospital, Health Coverage Disclosure Mandates Coming Soon

The Trump administration is on the verge of releasing two rules that would require hospitals and health industry participants like insurers to disclose more information about their prices.

The rules could dramatically change billing in health care and the way the industry conducts transactions. The two rules will be among the most scrutinized proposals to pass through the department as both hospitals and insurers say the rules could cost them more and reveal negotiated prices they say are proprietary.

One rule on hospital pricing transparency will be final, which means it will go into effect within a few months ...