Hospitals Lose Legal Skirmish Over Price Disclosure Requirement (2)

The Trump administration can keep its rule requiring hospitals to disclose the prices they privately negotiate with insurance companies, a federal district court held.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday rejected hospital industry groups’ claims that the Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule that was arbitrary and capricious, exceeded its rulemaking authority, and violated the First Amendment by mandating speech that fails to directly advance a substantial government interest.

The court instead granted the Trump administration’s motion for summary judgment. It upheld the rule, which is a policy the administration has been pushing ...