A report released Thursday by Hospital Watch says 19 hospitals in the Indianapolis area are among more than 500 hospitals nationwide that have received warnings from the federal government for allegedly failing to comply with federal hospital price transparency requirements.
According to the report, federal price transparency rules require hospitals to make pricing information publicly available so patients can better understand the potential cost of medical services before receiving care.
The Indianapolis-area hospitals identified in the report include:
- Ascension Saint Vincent Women’s Hospital
- Ascension Saint Vincent Heart Center
- Ascension Saint Vincent Randolph Hospital
- Ascension Saint Vincent Kokomo
- Bloomington Meadows Hospital
- Community Fairbanks Recovery Center
- Community Hospital East
- Community Hospital North
- Community Hospital of Anderson and Madison County
- Community Howard Regional Health
- Danville Hospital (Main Campus)
- Marion General Hospital
- OrthoIndy Hospital
- Saint Vincent Carmel Hospital
- Saint Vincent Fishers Hospital
- Saint Vincent Hospital
- Saint Vincent Mercy Hospital
- Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital
- Valle Vista Health System
Hospital Watch spokesperson Adam Buckalew said the organization believes hospitals should provide patients with clear pricing information before care is received…