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I am pretty sure that not disclosing these figures makes the hospitals far more than $300/day (the proposed fine for noncompliance with the disclosure rule).

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Indeed. Raise the cap to $300,000/day per facility, and this might actually have an effect. For most hospitals, a fine of $300 a day isn’t a fine at all, and I assume that’s by design.

Whose design? My guess is that the agency can't go higher due to an outdated law from when the agency was founded. Lots of laws have fixed dollar amounts which eventually get absurd due to inflation.

From CNBC: "The public comment period will be open until the end of September. If finalized, the rule would take effect in January."

So, leave a comment. Ask for something large, tied to inflation or to hospital revenue.

$300 per customer per day would work. Or $300 per service line item per customer per day. Preferably paid to the customers.

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