FTC sends price transparency warning letters to 24 large hospital systems
Letters sent Monday warn that CMS guidances on price transparency are "a regulatory floor." Hospitals are also subject to the FTC Act's prohibitions on unfair or deceptive marketplace practices, which could apply to incomplete or inaccurate pricing information, the regulator said.
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Policy / Regulatory Changes signal via Fierce Healthcare: "FTC sends price transparency warning letters to 24 large hospital systems".
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Fierce Healthcare reports on policy / regulatory changes: Letters sent Monday warn that CMS guidances on price transparency are "a regulatory floor." Hospitals are also subject to the FTC Act's prohibitions on unfair or deceptive marketplace practices, which could apply to inco…
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