How Much Will That Surgery Cost? Hospital Price Lists Remain Largely Unhelpful

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President Donald Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R), signs an executive order on February 25, 2025 on price transparency requirements for the health care industry.

Health care price transparency is one of the few bipartisan issues in Washington, D.C. But much of the information is not helpful to patients, and there's no evidence that it's lowering costs.

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