The wapo article you mentioned is 3+ months old. The CMS final rule was only issued after : https://www.natlawreview.com/article/cms-backs-price-transparency-

The wapo article you mentioned is 3+ months old. The CMS final rule was only issued after : https://www.natlawreview.com/article/cms-backs-price-transparency-providers-and-plans https://www.natlawreview.com/article/cms-backs-price-transpa... First paragraph: On August 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (“IPPS”) final rule (“Final Rule”) for fiscal year 2022. In addition to a number of other changes, the Final Rule **repeals the price transparency requirement** for hospitals, discussed in our September 2, 2020 blog post, obligating hospitals to report certain contract terms with Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans for cost reporting periods ending on or after January 1, 2021.