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Hopefully Trump's new federal policy of requiring hospital groups to disclose prices will help answer these questions and put pressure on that industry.

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Hopefully it will be enacted in 2021 as planned. My money is on Hospitals making it a constitutional issue and dragging it out for a decade though.

"Hospitals could be fined $300 a day by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services if they don’t comply with the new disclosure rule, officials said."

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/15/trump-releases-rule-requirin...

The stick is not big enough.

Clearly it is. The hospitals are suing the government to prevent the rule.

A massive amount is about to be spent on lawyers, so clearly they see this as a huge threat.

[0] - https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/12/04/55...

Of course - the fine can be increased or changed if they don't challenge it. Doesn't mean it's enough now.

Is that per non-disclosure event?

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