Price transparency is a commonly debated topic in healthcare discussions today.

Price transparency is a commonly debated topic in healthcare discussions today. The goal of price transparency includes
providing patients access to information that will inform their decision-making regarding where to get the care and how much
that care might cost. Research the healthcare pricing transparency rule for hospitals that was proposed in 2019, and made
effective in 2021, requiring hospitals to post their standard charges online. Based on your research, complete the following:
Part 1: Explain key aspects of this transparency rule, including the rule that requires hospitals to post their standard charges
online, the agency that established this rule, and the purpose of the rule. Do you think it will serve its intended purpose? Why or why not?
Part 2: Review the posted charges of two different hospitals. Provide the name of the hospitals and the URL addresses where
you located the charges. Compare and contrast the two. Potential topics include ease of finding the charges, understandability of the charge postings (will a layperson be able to understand what he/she owes?), the differences attributable to the
differences between the two hospitals, etc.
This written assignment should be completed as a single Word document. The paper should be double-spaced. Use APA formatting including citing any outside references used. Part 1 should be approximately two paragraphs in length, and Part 2 should
include one brief paragraph for each hospital in which you discuss that hospital’s posted charges, and then one or two
paragraphs comparing and contrasting the two. No specific heading is required, but, please include your name on the
assignment. Papers will be graded based on thoroughness, the accuracy of the information, and proper written communication, including grammar, mechanics, and organization.