Can NC Trust Hospitals To Be Transparent About Prices?
By: Grace Vitaglione - Carolina Public Press More than a third of North Carolina hospitals are noncompliant with a federal price transparency rule, alleged a February report from the nonprofit Patient Rights Advocate. But some in the industry space disagree with the finding. Starting Jan. 1, 2021, federal regulations required hospitals to provide pricing information online in two ways: a machine-readable file with standard charges, and a consumer-friendly display