A recent PatientRightsAdvocate.org report estimates only 5.6% of hospitals in the country are in compliance with federal hospital price transparency rules that went into effect January 1, 2021. The report, which reviewed 500 hospitals nationwide, found all 12 hospitals evaluated in Arizona to be noncompliant. The new transparency rules require hospitals to post online a … Read more
PatientRightsAdvocate.org recently released a study which randomly evaluated 500 hospitals on their compliance with a new Affordable Care Act (ACA) hospital price transparency rule, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2021. Out of the five randomly selected Utah hospitals, all were noncompliant to this new rule. The rule required hospitals to provide a … Read more
It’s an odd time in COVID. Public opinion has turned gloomy, with Gallup reporting that more people are pessimistic about the future of COVID and getting the disease than are optimistic. That’s the first time since January that more folks are worried than hopeful. Moreover, 1 in 3 vaccinated individuals are now “somewhat” or “very worried” … Read more
It’s an odd time in COVID. Public opinion has turned gloomy, with Gallup reporting that more people are pessimistic about the future of COVID and getting the disease than are optimistic. That’s the first time since January that more folks are worried than hopeful. Moreover, 1 in 3 vaccinated individuals are now “somewhat” or “very worried” … Read more
A recent study from PatientRightsAdvocate.org evaluated a random sample of 500 US hospitals’ compliance with Affordable Care Act (ACA)-mandated price transparency requirements. It found 23 Texas hospitals — every surveyed hospital in the state — to be noncompliant. The study, conducted between May 15 and July 8, 2021, assessed the hospitals’ compliance with the ACA’s … Read more