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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHe signed an executive order for transparency on medical bills?
How is that enforceable?
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)Another lie. He cant help but lie.
elleng
(131,102 posts)The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information and applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those health care providers that conduct certain health care transactions electronically.
www.hhs.gov hipaa for-professionals privacy
HIPAA Privacy Rule - HHS.gov
4139
(1,893 posts)... it about surprise bills that people receive
LiberalFighter
(51,084 posts)Executive Orders do not have the force of law in that regards.
4139
(1,893 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,084 posts)The second has not been.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,895 posts)negotiates separate deals with doctors and hospitals. Often different deals for different plans. There simply is no set price for almost any treatment or procedure, and that's the real problem.
I used to do outpatient registration at my local hospital -- meaning I registered patients showing up at the hospital for things like x-rays, or blood work. Occasionally I'd registered someone with some kind of insurance and with a $10,000 deductible. What I learned was that the person had the insurance so they'd get billed at a favorable rate, rather than the sky-high one charged someone with no coverage at all. That is actually the kind of policy that was forbidden under the ACA, because a lot of people who got one simply had no idea how much they'd be on the hook for. The few people I dealt with who had those policies, did understand exactly, but they could afford to pay out of pocket for whatever.