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    Trump Wants Insurers and Hospitals To Show Real Prices To Patients

    Two regulations announced Friday take aim at health care prices. One, to affect patients by 2021, addresses hospital rates. The second, a proposal, would require more upfront clarity from insurers.
    by Selena Simmons-Duffin Nov 15, 2019 2 minutes
    One rule announced by the Trump administration Friday puts pressure on hospitals to reveal what they charge insurers for procedures and services. Critics say the penalty for not following the rule isn't stiff enough to be a an effective deterrent.

    Updated at 3:10 p.m. ET

    President Trump has made price transparency a centerpiece of his health care agenda. Friday he announced two regulatory changes in a bid to provide more easy-to-read price information to patients.

    The first effort targets hospitals, that requires them to display their secret, negotiated rates to patients starting in January 2021. The second is to make insurance companies show patients their expected

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