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Massachusetts hospitals still fail to comply with price transparency law

April 11, 2017

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Patients in Massachusetts still have trouble accessing hospital pricing information in a timely manner, despite the fact that a state law requiring price transparency took effect more than three years ago.

Only nine out of 21 hospitals in the state contacted by researchers at the Pioneer Institute were able to provide price estimates within two business days, as required by state law, according to a new report (PDF). This comes a year and a half after Pioneer first contacted the same hospitals for a look at price transparency in the state, with similar results.

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