Federal Judge Upholds Trump Administration Rule Requiring Hospitals to Disclose Negotiated Prices

Federal Judge Upholds Trump Administration Rule Requiring Hospitals to Disclose Negotiated Prices
President Donald Trump walks on the south lawn of the White House on June 14, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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The Trump administration can compel hospitals and insurers to publish negotiated costs for health care services that are normally kept secret from patients, a federal judge has ruled.

The ruling from Judge Carl Nichols with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 23 is a victory for the administration, which has been pushing for transparency in the U.S. health care system.