Bill Would Require Hospitals To Report Charges to HHS Secretary

Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) has proposed new legislation that would require U.S. hospitals to routinely report to the HHS secretary their charges for the 25 most commonly performed inpatient and outpatient procedures, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The bill, called the Hospital Price Disclosure Act, also would require hospitals to post the prices of their 50 most-prescribed medications. All prices would be posted on the Internet for consumers to review, according to the Tribune (Chicago Tribune, 2/21).