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What the Trump administration gets right about hospital price transparency

  • Written by Neeraj Sood, Professor of Public Policy, University of Southern California
President Donald Trump pictured with HHS Secretary Alex Azar on June 24, 2019, after signing initial legislation to require hospitals to reveal their prices. Caroline Kaster/AP Photo

New federal regulations finalized Nov. 15 require hospitals to make public all the prices they negotiate with insurers and health plans, starting in 2021. The aim is...

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