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Get answers to your questions on health care affordability.
Health care costs can feel confusing, especially when bills arrive. Not every medical bill is hospital-related, but below are answers to some common questions about hospital care.
Fact Sheet: Hospital Price Transparency
Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate price information when seeking care. Most hospitals use cost estimate tools to provide patient-specific price information because every course of care is unique.
Reminder: CMS webinar Feb. 11 on 2026 hospital price transparency requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new link for its webinar on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. ET on updated hospital price transparency requirements that were finalized in the hospital outpatient prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2026.
Walgreens’ Move to Go Private: 4 Key Takeaways
While financial and retail analysts continue to evaluate the implications of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s recent agreement to be taken private by Sycamore Partners, many important questions loom.
CMS adds new No Surprises Act IDR entity
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury have added Dane Street, LLC as a new independent dispute resolution entity, bringing the total number to 16.
The Mock Claim Proposal: A New Approach to Health Care Cost Transparency
The AHA and other stakeholders have proposed a practical and scalable solution: the mock claim proposal.
CMS webinar to discuss 2026 hospital price transparency requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a
Rush Partners with Amazon One Medical on Care Access
Rush University System for Health has launched a collaboration with Amazon One Medical to connect primary care and specialty services across the Chicago region.
Walmart Enters New Phase of Its Health Care Relationship with Consumers
Walmart’s strategy is simple: Find ways to help customers save money and live better. With its ever-expanding reach into health care, however, Walmart has entered a new phase by becoming a licensed health insurance broker in an effort to forge stronger bonds with millions of consumers.
White House releases health care plan
The White House released a health care plan Jan. 15 addressing drug prices, health insurance premiums and price transparency efforts.