White House wins ruling on health care price disclosure – By Ken Martin (FOX Business) / June 24 2020
In the past two weeks, the White House has captured one health care ruling and lost another.
The Trump administration put one in the win column with a court ruling Tuesday upholding its plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs.
President Trump suffered a major legal setback last week when a federal appeals court ruled that his administration lacks the legal authority to force drug companies to disclose prices in their TV ads.
That had been a part of Trump’s overall plan to reduce prescription drug prices that he has been pushing as far back as 2018.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called the recent decision in federal court in Washington, D.C., “a resounding victory” for President Trump’s efforts to open up the convoluted world of health care pricing so patients and families can make better-informed decisions about their care.
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