In the United States, the Trump administration has unveiled new rules that will require health insurers to publish organized tables showing the amounts they pay hospitals and physicians. The files are to have data removed that have no meaningful value and made them difficult to use.
As STAT News reports, the new requirements continue the administration's efforts to increase transparency in the cost of medical care. The regulation concerns information on the amounts insurance companies pay to hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
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Administration officials also said they will begin developing a system for disclosing prescription drug prices next month. Mehmet Oz, the head of Medicare and Medicaid, said at a federal event that he hopes a final plan on drug price data will be ready by May next year.
According to him, the government must ensure compliance with requirements for disclosing drug price data by the end of 2027. Last year, the Trump administration postponed final approval of such rules. STAT News calls this a victory for pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers, which have carefully guarded price information.
Source: UA
