WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Associated Press is reporting that the Trump administration has sent to letters to more than 500 hospitals around the country, including eight in Kentucky, warning them that they could be taken to court for failing to disclose price information to the public.
The letters go on to warn each hospital that its faces up to $2 million in fines each year if it doesn’t comply with cost transparency requirements.
The letters are an effort to help consumers make more informed decisions about their health care spending, by letting them know the cost of procedures beforehand.
Among the hospitals listed are:
- Pikeville Medical Center
- Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
- Eastern State Hospital in Lexington
- Marshall County Hospital in Benton
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeview in Elizabethtown
- Cumberland Hall Hospital in Hopkinsville
- UofL Health Jewish Hospital in Louisville
Mountain Top News has reached out to representatives of Pikeville Medical Center and Hazard ARH for comment. Both have said they are working on statements, but have not released them yet.
We will update this story as we receive comments from the hospitals and additional information.
