Keeping Prices Secret In Healthcare Is Apparently Good For Business

Hospitals, insurers, drug makers, and PBMs often keep negotiated prices and rebates secret, leaving net healthcare costs hard to see.

Lawmakers are backing transparency efforts like the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, while critics say secrecy protects discounts and savings.

The debate centers on whether hidden pricing preserves margins or whether disclosure would boost competition and help patients, employers, and plan sponsors judge value.