Some Minnesota Hospitals NOT complying with Hospital Price Transparency Rule

A new report by Patient-Rights-Advocate.org shows a large majority of hospitals are continuing to hide the cost of care from consumers, including 33 hospitals in Minnesota. Cynthia Fisher, founder, and Chairwoman of PRA says they are finding there are wide price variations in the same hospitals for identical services:

“No one would have put up with being charged $10 More for a gallon of milk or 10 times more for a gallon of milk in the grocery store or 10 times more can you imagine paying 10 times more for a car well that’s happening every day in these hospitals and that’s why price transparency is so important.”

Fisher says a law was enacted two years ago requiring hospitals to post their real prices for services online.

Minnesota Hospitals Reviewed :

The hospitals in MN ARE complying:

1. CHI LakeWood Health
2. CHI St. Gabriels Hospital
3. Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary’s Campus
4. Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus
5. Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital
6. North Memorial Health Hospital
7. Ortonville Area Health Services
8. Saint Cloud Hospital

The hospitals in MN that are NOT complying:
1. Abbott Northwestern Hospital
2. Avera Granite Falls Health Center
3. Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
4. Avera Tyler Hospital
5. CHI Saint Joseph’s Health
6. CHI St. Francis Health
7. Children’s Minnesota Hospital – Minneapolis
8. Essentia Health Saint Mary’s Medical Center
9. Hendricks Community Hospital
10. Hennepin County Medical Center
11. M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
12. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
13. Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea
14. Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin
15. Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont
16. Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato
17. Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing
18. Mercy Hospital
19. Methodist Hospital
20. Pipestone County Medical Center
21. Regions Hospital
22. Sanford Bagley Medical Center
23. Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
24. Sanford Canby Medical Center
25. Sanford Jackson Medical Center
26. Sanford Luverne Medical Center
27. Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
28. Sanford Tracy Medical Center
29. Sanford Westbrook Medical Center
30. Sanford Wheaton Medical Center
31. Sanford Worthington Medical Center
32. United Hospital
33. Windom Area Health