During his first term, President Donald Trump in 2019 signed an executive order to improve price transparency by requiring hospitals and insurers to disclose healthcare costs upfront. The Hospital Price Transparency rule went into effect in 2021 and made it mandatory for hospitals to post standard charges for their services on their websites. Compliance, however, has been lacking. A 2024 report from the HHS IG found that just under two-thirds of hospitals sampled complied.
