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Committee moves hospital price-transparency bill with consumer protections, drops penalties
Summary
SB2277 was advanced with amendments that preserve patient protections and require hospitals to attest to federal compliance while eliminating state-level penalties; proponents said codification improves consumer protections, hospitals warned against duplicative state enforcement and legal exposure.
SB2277, aimed at hospital price transparency, produced a lively exchange between hospital representatives and consumer advocates.
Hilton Raeford, president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, testified in opposition, saying federal CMS rules already require disclosure and that adding state enforcement and classifying violations as unfair or deceptive trade practices would expose hospitals to significant legal liability and duplicative compliance costs. "Layering…
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