Hampton Roads hospitals post prices, but some rates remain hard to figure out

A new report is flagging several Hampton Roads hospitals that publish pricing files that passed the federal validator but still leave users unable to calculate some negotiated insurance rates.

PatientRightsAdvocate.org rated 23 of the 45 Virginia hospitals it reviewed as noncompliant with federal price transparency requirements. Its September report found that some hospitals posted payment formulas without enough information to turn them into dollar amounts.

In Hampton Roads, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth and Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News were flagged for not posting enough data…

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