Health Care Price Transparency: Policy, Practice, and Impact Christopher M. WhaleyandLaura Tollen August 19, 2026, 1:00 PM

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20260715.671369/full/?utm_campaign=insidermarketing&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--7CCJmuTnWsuZi9tH-JcS00V2xtgQc3SSBp7yiLFnddURuupgaRvg6mEq1VA44NsmbTIzVHSC_2hyWyoAGVqFyhJ9Ueg&_hsmi=431087348&utm_content=eventspecific&utm_source=hasu Both the Trump and Biden administrations embraced and enacted price transparency policies in the health care space, including the Hospital Price Transparency Rule, Transparency in Coverage Rule, and the No Surprises Act, to name a few. But have these policies resulted in better consumer understanding of the prices of their health care services? And how well have plans and hospitals complied with these policies? On August 19, Christopher Whaley of Brown University will join Health Affairs Publishing’s Laura Tollen to get Insiders up to speed on price transparency policies and what to watch moving forward.