<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1h0Njq_1CpRKmV000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1h0Njq_1CpRKmV000" width="750" height="422" ><figcaption>WGRZ</figcaption></figure><ul><li>Two Western New York hospitals, Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital – St. Joseph Campus, have been warned by the Federal Government for allegedly failing to provide basic pricing information to the public.</li></ul>Two Western New York hospitals have been warned by the Federal Government for allegedly failing to provide the public with basic pricing information.Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Kenmore and Sisters of Charity Hospital – St. Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga are two hospitals out of more than 500 hospitals across the country that reportedly received warnings earlier this year from the Trump Administration. Hospital Watch is a watchdog group that investigates and exposes corporate hospital pricing practices, including excessive markups, hidden fees and a lack of transparency that it says drive up healthcare costs for patients and employers."Patients should not have to guess what a hospital visit is going to cost," said Adam Buckalew, spokesperson for Hospital Watch in a release. "If hospitals are serious about affordability, they should start by following the basic transparency rules already on the books. Instead, too many major hospital systems are hiding prices, protecting inflated rates, and leaving families to deal with surprise bills they cannot afford."According to the Associated Press, the Trump administration says it plans to step up enforcement of federal hospital price transparency requirements, with more hospitals expected to receive warnings if they fail to publicly disclose pricing information.2 On Your Side has reached out to Catholic Health who oversees both Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital – St. Joseph Campus for a response to the letters. We will update this story once we receive it. </div></body>

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Two Western New York hospitals, Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital – St. Joseph Campus, have been warned by the Federal Government for allegedly failing to provide basic pricing information to the public. Two Western New York hospitals have been warned by the Federal Government for allegedly...

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Two Western New York hospitals, Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital – St. Joseph Campus, have been warned by the Federal Government for 

Two WNY hospitals warned over price transparency

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