Trump required hospitals to post their prices for patients. Mostly it’s the industry using the data.

By: Darius Tahir, KFF Health News

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 1,194

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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This article first appeared on KFF Health News.

Republicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long pushed to give patients money and let consumers do the work of reducing costs. After some GOP lawmakers closed out 2025 advocating to fund health savings accounts, President Donald Trump introduced his Great Healthcare Plan, which calls for, among other policies, requiring providers and insurers to post their prices “in …

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