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title: Hospitals Sue Over Transparency Rule
description: Some hospital groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to challenge the final rule which would require them to disclose their pricing
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# [Hospitals Sue Over Transparency Rule](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hospitals-sue-over-transparency-rule)

 Written by [Erin Woulfe](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) | Dec 16, 2019 1:30:00 PM

*1 minute read*

Four large hospital groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to challenge the [final rule which would require them to disclose their pricing information including negotiated rates](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hospitals-price-transparency-2021). These groups believe that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services exceeded their authority with the rule and that the pricing disclosure rule violates the First Amendment.

The final rule states that hospitals would be required to provide easily accessible billing information to patients by January 1, 2021. The hospital groups believe that publishing charges including their privately negotiated prices with insurers, “will confuse patients and unduly burden hospitals.”

Download the [news brief](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin%20-%20Hospital%20Sue%20Pricing%20Transparency.pdf) for more information.

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