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Committee approves hospital price-transparency bill after debate over scope, compliance costs
Summary
The committee passed Senate File 57, which requires hospitals to publish standard charges and authorizes the Department of Health to monitor compliance, impose corrective action and civil penalties; sponsors and stakeholders discussed federal rule alignment, inclusion of psychiatric/rehabilitative hospitals, and implementation costs for small hospitals.
Senate File 57, the "Hospital Price Transparency Act," passed the House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee after testimony from the sponsor, state health officials, hospital representatives and insurers.
Sponsor Senator Brennan said the bill mirrors existing federal rules where possible and requires hospitals licensed under state law to publish searchable standard charges, submit corrective action plans when out of compliance and face civil penalties for persistent violations. "This act shall be known and may be cited as the hospital price transparency act," Brennan told the committee as she walked members through definitions, reporting…
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