Where is state transparency coming from?
Patient Financial Services Weekly Advisor, April 19, 2007
Q: Who is driving the push for state transparency? Is it generally a government authority or a special interest group or some other group?
A: The push is coming from many directions. On the national level, there have been two congressional bills which were introduced but died in committee.
On the state level, the push is primarily coming from consumer advocates. Some states like California have had the laws on the books for a number of years. Other states have only recently joined the bandwagon. In addition to consumer advocates, payers have also played a strong role in disclosing hospital prices because it is in their best interest.
Editor's note: Keith Siddel, MBA, PhD, president and CEO of HRM, answered this question.
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