Government Considers Onerous Punishment For Renegade Hospitals

Government bureaucrats consider upping punishment for non-compliant hospitals…….

Due to numerous hospitals’ noncompliance, CMS proposes to modify the civil monetary penalties (CMP) associated with the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule.16

Proposed penalty to be increased to as much as $10 per bed per day.

HOSPITAL’S SOLUTION?: Charge consumers $10 more

https://www.healthcapital.com/hcc/newsletter/07_21/HTML/OPPS/convert_opps-proposed-rule-2022_7.27.21.php