Advocates say price transparency alone won’t fix healthcare prices

The Center Square – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
By Tom Joyce

Letting patients see hospital prices can help, but it will not fix the high cost of healthcare by itself. That’s what witnesses told members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health at a hearing on healthcare price transparency.

The recent hearing came as the Trump administration pushes hospitals to follow federal price transparency rules. The administration recently warned more than 500 hospitals that they must post clearer price information or risk fines.

The rules require hospitals to post prices online so patients, employers and insurers can see what care may cost before a bill comes.

However, several witnesses told lawmakers that price transparency alone will not bring down costs.

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