Evan Vucci/AP President Trump is preparing to issue an executive order directing federal agencies to promote transparency in health-care costs, a move that would position him as an ally of consumers. The executive order, likely to be announced by mid-June and first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would carry the force of law but not bring about immediate change. The executive order would be Trump’s third relating to health care. The hospital industry has been consulted by the White House, according to one industry lobbyist. “There is good transparency and bad transparency,” said Kristine Grow, spokeswoman for America’s Health Insurance Plans, a main industry trade group.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2019 17:41 UTC