Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2025
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by AMAC Action
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America’s healthcare system hides prices from patients, and seniors are paying the price.
Hospitals and insurers continue to keep real costs in the dark, leaving patients, employers, and retirees unable to make informed decisions or protect themselves from outrageous overcharges.
That must change. The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S.2355), a bill led by Senator and Dr. Roger Marshall (R-KS), will finally require real, upfront pricing across the healthcare system.
The Problem:
- Over 75% of hospitals are not fully complying with existing transparency rules.
- Only 27 hospitals have been penalized for hiding prices, despite widespread noncompliance.
- Seniors and consumers still can’t access real, clear costs before receiving care.
- Employers and unions can’t even access their own claims data to review bills or detect fraud.
- Requires hospitals, insurers, labs, and surgery centers to post all real, negotiated prices—not just estimates or averages.
- Ends the price estimator loophole and holds providers accountable with stronger penalties.
- Guarantees employers’ access to claims data and ensures oversight of third-party administrators and PBMs.
- Mandates a clear, itemized bill for every patient and a detailed explanation of benefits for all services.
- Helps consumers shop for care, prevents surprise bills, and lowers healthcare costs.
This legislation will empower patients, increase competition, and allow savings to go back into the pockets of seniors, workers, and families, not hidden in bloated hospital or insurance costs.
Contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to co-sponsor the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S.2355) today! It’s time to demand honesty, accountability, and fairness in healthcare.
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