Bill requires hospitals to publicize payer-specific negotiated charges. Secret managed care contracts will be no more.
By Luke Gale – September 04, 2025
Proposed legislation would take price transparency rules to the next level and establish steep fines for noncompliance.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act would codify and strengthen transparency rules for providers with steeper penalties for non-compliance and new requirements for annual audits by HHS.
The proposed legislation would introduce a new federal mandate requiring payers to create and maintain a real-time price comparison tool for their members.
The new payer tool could alleviate a significant provider challenge by shifting the responsibility for explaining benefits back to the payer.
