A new state rule on hospital price transparency went into effect Saturday.
Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax, introduced the bill in 2022 after hearing from patients and patient rights groups that many hospitals were not following the federal rule requiring hospitals to show prices as of the beginning of 2021. Hospitals were required to include pricing information online on Jan. 1, 2021, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
“We hear from patients all over Virginia who delay care or don’t get the care they need because they don’t understand what it will cost them,” Helmer said. “And the results can be devastating.”
