Senate Special Committee on Aging Discusses Efforts Towards Health Care Transparency, Lowering Costs, and Empowering Patients

Senate Special Committee on Aging Discusses Efforts Towards Health Care Transparency, Lowering Costs, and Empowering Patients

The Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing to examine how Congress can work to increase health care price transparency and lower costs for Americans. Witnesses included several health policy experts. Key Takeaways Political Landscape. Republicans and Democrats emphasized the critical need to increase health care price transparency. Members discussed the impacts of the lack of price transparency, contributing… (Eisen, July 11, 2024) #Cost-Sharing, #Costs, #Drug Pricing, #Hospitals, #Transparency