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[–] cabalstone ago  (edited ago)

The fine print...

Doesn't take effect until next January. Hospitals face fines up to $300 a day if they don’t publicize negotiated rates.

Monitoring, Enforcement, and Appeals (45 C.F.R. §§ 180.70-180.110)

If CMS concludes that a hospital is noncompliant with one or more of these requirements, CMS

may provide a written warning notice, request a corrective action plan, or impose a civil

monetary penalty of up to $300 per day and publicize the penalty on a CMS website.

Not much of a deterrent!