Hospital Lobby Takes Hit After Senate Panel Passes Drug Price Transparency Bill
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions has passed a bill requiring drug providers, hospitals, and insurers to disclose the cost of their products to patients. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall, aims to bring transparency to the healthcare system by making prices publicly available. If enacted, the bill would codify President Donald Trump's healthcare price transparency action into law, promoting competition and lowering costs.
- ▪The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act was approved by a 21-1 vote in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- ▪The legislation requires hospitals to compile and make public the costs of their products and services on a monthly basis.
- ▪The bill aims to reduce hospital malpractice, such as overcharging patients, by promoting transparency and accountability in healthcare.
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Home – Political News – Hospital Lobby Takes Hit After Senate Panel Passes Drug Price Transparency Bill exclusive Hospital Lobby Takes Hit After Senate Panel Passes Drug Price Transparency Bill Pedro Rodriguez • July 22, 2026 Print Roger Marshall (R-KS) speaks to an attendee during an event with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Milbank Manufacturing Company on May 18, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Eric Lee-Pool/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else…
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