(April 28, 2023) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is strengthening enforcement of its hospital transparency rule by imposing stricter timelines and levying fines more quickly. CMS is taking a firmer hand and eliminating flexibilities intended to promote compliance. Hospitals that fail to provide corrective action plans or remain out of compliance for more than 90 days after submitting such plans will automatically receive civil monetary penalties. Hospitals will have a maximum of 90 days to come into compliance after CMS agrees to the corrective action plan. CMS will no longer be offering warning notices to facilities that fail to come into compliance. CMS has increased the penalty for a full calendar year of noncompliance to a minimum of $109,500 and a maximum of $2 million per hospital. If your hospital receives a Hospital Price Transparency Warning Notice, please respond immediately. If you have questions, please reach out to
Shannan Flach at (785) 233-7436.
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Shannan Flach