No. of Recommendations: 6
In other words, they're already telling the government this information, now they get to put it on their web sites.
I doubt it's very useful to consumers to know how much Humana paid in total for insulin last year. That doesn't let them know how in advance how much the local pharmacy will charge for an insulin dose. Finding out how much the insurers paid for a given health care plan
I suppose one could whip out the textbook and claim that an MRI or an ultrasound isn't covered in there, but good luck with that, also: Trump will simply pen up another EO while whoever is suing gets to pay more in legal fees instead of merely publishing their prices.
Once more, Executive Orders cannot create obligations for anyone that isn't part of the federal government. An EO is a directive or rule for the government, not a law that other people have to follow. He doesn't get to decide whether medical providers have to publish their prices - only Congress does. If Congress has enacted a statute that requires such publication, the President can execute and enforce that law. If they haven't, he doesn't get to just decide to enact it for them.
