Hospitals in Massachusetts are struggling to comply with a 2012 law that requires information about prices be readily available to the public. That is the finding of a survey released today by the Pioneer Institute, a public policy research center.
The report was written by Barbara Anthony, a former Massachusetts consumer affairs secretary, who is now a senior fellow at Pioneer. She spoke with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill.
The Massachusetts Hospital Association in a statement said its members support the price transparency law and will work with staff to remove obstacles to the public obtaining the information.
