Every hospital in the US would have to publicize and post its charges and negotiated prices for common hospital procedures – including device-related ones – and advanced imaging scans, laboratory tests, and supplies, says a new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Increasing Price Transparency proposed rule, part of the CMS 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory...