Observed arrival · 2026-09-01

PriceOnHealth Measures What Hospital Prices Actually Contain

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An independent project analyzes hospital price-transparency files and works toward local comparisons for common imaging procedures.

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The project examines machine-readable hospital price files rather than treating their existence as proof of usable transparency. Its cited sample covers 40 files from 37 Texas hospital systems, with figures linked to named fields and SHA-256 file hashes. The homepage also links a comment submitted to CMS docket CMS-2026-2344, containing six recommendations about standardization and comparability. A local comparison interface for common imaging studies is described as a goal, not as functionality visible on the current page.

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