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Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?

Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?

Update: 2025-08-21
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A mandate to make health care prices public was one of President Trump’s signature health policies in his first term. But forcing hospitals to publish prices hasn’t yet helped patients shop around for medical care.


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Melanie Evans, Producer, Tradeoffs


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Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?

Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?