Hospitals Sue Trump Administration as They Try to Block Transparent Pricing Rule

An emergency sign directs patients and staff to the emergency room at the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, California on April 17, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters

Seven hospitals and hospital groups filed a lawsuit in an effort to block the Trump administration’s recently announced transparent pricing rule.

The plaintiffs said they want to provide clear prices to patients but not in the way that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has arranged.