CMS announces changes to hospital price transparency enforcement process

Posted on: 4/28/23

Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced changes to its enforcement process for the hospital price transparency rule. CMS said it will now automatically impose a civil monetary penalty if hospitals fail to submit a corrective action plan (CAP) on time or fail to complete the CAP within 45 days. In addition, the agency will no longer issue a warning notice to hospitals that have not posted any machine-readable file or shoppable services list/price estimator tool, but will immediately ask the hospital to submit a CAP. (AHA Today, April 26, 2023)