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Report: Hospitals Fail To Comply With Price Transparency Rule

Report: Hospitals Fail To Comply With Price Transparency Rule

Report: Hospitals Fail To Comply With Price Transparency Rule

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(KTTS News) — A patient advocacy group has released a report that says a large majority of hospitals continue to hide the real cost of care from consumers.

PatientRightsAdvocate.org said that includes 36 hospitals in Missouri, including Cox North Hospital, Mercy Hospital Springfield and Mercy hospitals in Aurora, Joplin, Lebanon and Cassville.

Only six hospitals in Missouri are in full compliance with the law enacted two years ago requiring them to post their real prices online.

Press Release

The hospitals in Missouri that ARE fully complying:

  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • Missouri Baptist Medical Center
  • Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph Medical Center
  • Saint Joseph Medical Center
  • Saint Louis Children’s Hospital
  • Saint Mary’s Medical Center

 The hospitals in Missouri that are NOT complying:

  • Belton Regional Medical Center
  • Boone Hospital Center
  • Centerpoint Medical Center
  • Children’s Mercy Adele Hall Campus
  • Cox North Hospital
  • Freeman Hospital West
  • Lafayette Regional Health Center
  • Lee’s Summit Medical Center
  • Mercy Hospital Aurora
  • Mercy Hospital Carthage
  • Mercy Hospital Cassville
  • Mercy Hospital Jefferson
  • Mercy Hospital Joplin
  • Mercy Hospital Lebanon
  • Mercy Hospital Lincoln
  • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
  • Mercy Hospital South
  • Mercy Hospital Springfield
  • Mercy Hospital Washington
  • Moberly Regional Medical Center
  • North Kansas City Hospital
  • Northeast Regional Medical Center
  • Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center – Oak Grove
  • Research Medical Center
  • Saint Francis Medical Center
  • Saint Luke’s Hospital
  • Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
  • SSM Health Saint Clare Hospital – Fenton
  • SSM Health Saint Joseph Hospital-Saint Charles
  • SSM Health DePaul Hospital – St. Louis
  • SSM Health Saint Joseph Hospital – Lake Saint Louis
  • SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
  • SSM Health Saint Mary’s Hospital – Jefferson City
  • SSM Health Saint Mary’s Hospital – Saint Louis
  • University Health Lakewood Medical Center
  • University Hospital

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