The Trump administration’s ongoing effort to lower health care costs and increase transparency resumes later this summer when HHS is expected to propose a rule that explains how hospitals would be required to disclose the amount patients would pay for services before they receive care.
Data indicate the toll medical costs are taking on Americans.
A PLoS One study found that 9% of American households had medical debt in 2013, with the bill totaling nearly $3,000 in some instances. A report in The American Journal of Medicine found the share (Read more...)
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