PATIENT Act will help people get access to the right care, at the right time, and at a price they can affordAmericans need health care transparency and lower prices. To help increase price transparency throughout the system, the PATIENT Act requires health care price information from hospitals, insurance companies, and labs to be posted publicly, building upon Trump administration price transparency rules. The PATIENT Act also aims to stop health care consolidation so there is more competition, more options, and lower prices for patients. Numerous polls show health care price transparency enjoys 90% support. This overwhelming, bipartisan backing is not a surprise.”[…]“Price transparency empowers patients and other health care consumers, including employers and unions, to fight back against runaway medical bills and hold the health care industry accountable.

Source: Fox News August 07, 2023 17:01 UTC