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CMS Releases Inpatient Charge Data
CMS releases Medicare charge data for 100 most common inpatient procedures, revealing vast charge (not cost) variation across hospitals for same procedure. -
Florida Hospital Pledges to Divulge Prices
Mount Sinai Medical Center CEO Steve Sonenreich pledges on air to divulge contracted prices (not just charges, which are less meaningful) and challenges competitors to do the same. -
Injunction on Releasing Physician Payments Overturned
A U.S. District Judge in Jacksonville, FL overturns a 33-year injunction against publicly releasing physician Medicare revenue data. -
CMS Releases Outpatient Charge Data
CMS releases Medicare charge data for 30 outpatient procedures, including the average amount Medicare actually paid and the amount the beneficiary was responsible for. -
Legislation Introduced to Open Medicare Database
Senators Wyden, Grassley, and Bennett introduce legislation to open physician Medicare payment database.
