First Facilities Fined for Non-compliance with Hospital Transparency Rule The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued fines to two hospitals in the Northside health system in Atlanta for not following the hospital transparency rule. Northside Hospital Atlanta, and Northside Hospital Cherokee were fined a combined $1.1 million dollars for failing to release […]

Unvaccinated May Pay More for Insurance As employers look for ways to mitigate exposure to Covid while returning workers to offices, some are considering higher premiums for unvaccinated employees. The higher premiums could cost $20-$50 more per paycheck and could incentivize employees to get vaccinated. Some employers see this as a step to prevent mandatory […]

Federal Government Increasing Fines for Hospitals Hiding Pricing Info The hospital pricing transparency rule, which was created by the Trump administration and went into effect on Jan. 2, 2021, says that hospitals must provide an easily accessed place on their website for pricing information for consumers. Currently, hospitals are fined $300 per day for noncompliance. […]

New Hospital Pricing Transparency Rule Released On November 15, the Trump administration released the details of its hospital pricing transparency rule which it says will save patients money because they will get to shop around for the best pricing “for all services including drugs, supplies, facility fees and care by doctors who work for the […]