President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order reinforcing his hospital price transparency rule. This decisive move holds hospitals accountable and ensures patients know precisely what they are paying for healthcare services – something the Biden administration has failed to enforce correctly.
Trump first introduced this groundbreaking transparency rule in 2019, requiring hospitals to disclose actual prices patients and insurers pay. Despite its implementation in 2021, hospitals have dragged their feet, with only 21.1% in full compliance as of November 2024 – a steep decline from 34.5% in the previous report. Instead of cracking down, Biden’s policies weakened transparency by allowing price estimates rather than real, itemized costs.
With this latest executive order, Trump makes it clear: hospitals must publish actual prices, not misleading estimates. Americans deserve full transparency so they can make informed healthcare choices without surprise bills or hidden fees. To enforce the rule, Trump has directed the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services secretaries to take all necessary steps to ensure compliance, including issuing updated guidelines and penalties for non-compliant hospitals.
This is another example of President Trump fighting for healthcare freedom and fairness – putting power back in the hands of the American people, not bureaucrats or big hospital corporations.
