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CMS finalizes healthcare price transparency rules for hospitals

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New CMS rules require hospitals to disclose more accurate pricing data, aiming to improve price comparisons and patient decision-making.

New healthcare price transparency requirements designed to give patients greater access to accurate hospital pricing information and improve price comparisons across providers have been finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The final regulations included in the calendar year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory,

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