Outcomes of financial penalties to encourage hospital price transparency

About The Study: Hospital compliance with federal price transparency regulations is high and increasing. The results of this study suggest that financial penalties may be a useful policy enforcement mechanism in health care. These findings are relevant for the enforcement of other regulations designed to promote transparency in health care. 

Authors: Yunan Ji, Ph.D., of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is the corresponding author. 

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20694)

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