On January 1, 2019, all hospitals are required to make public a list of their standard charges. As a reminder, Section 2718(e) of the Public Health Service Act, as enacted by the Affordable Care Act, requires:
“each hospital operating within
On April 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its fiscal year (FY) 2019 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) proposed rule. CMS proposes to reduce regulatory burdens
Under the auspices of increased transparency, on May 13, 2015, state senator Ruben Diaz (D-NY) introduced the “Pharmaceutical Cost Transparency Act of 2015” [Bill 5338] to the New York State Senate. The legislative intent is “to make pharmaceutical