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This week, the Trump administration announced that they would be updating price transparency guidance for hospitals and payers.

For this week's Flashback Friday, let's take a closer look at what Health Affairs has published on the topic of hospital price transparency.

Insurer Market Power And Hospital Prices In The US

Anthony T. LoSasso et al. (May 2023)

The Relationships Among Cash Prices, Negotiated Rates, And Chargemaster Prices For Shoppable Hospital Services

Yang Wang et al. (April 2023)

New Executive Order Outlines Next Steps For Health Care Price Transparency

Stacey Pogue (March 2025)

Enforcing Hospital Price Transparency: Lessons From CMS Actions

John (Xuefeng) Jiang et al. (December 2024)

Improving Hospital Compliance With Price Transparency Rules

David Muhlestein and Yuvraj Pathak (March 2024)

New Year, New Hospital Price Transparency Requirements

Jeff Byers and Leslie Erdelack (January 2025)

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Jessica Schubel

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Harvey Lieberman

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

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Stephen M. Shortell et al.

The Dangerous Politics Of Medical Science

Jeff C. Goldsmith

part of our Health Affairs Reads series