CMS fined four more hospitals for alleged price transparency violations, according to Becker’s.
The four hospitals were fined between Aug. 22 and 23:
- Jacksonville, Fla.-based UF Health North was fined $979,000.
- Lares, Puerto Rico-based Hospital General Castaner was fined $101,400.
- Dunn, N.C.-based Betsy Johnson Hospital was fined $99,540.
- Samaritan Hospital-Albany (N.Y.) Memorial Campus was fined $56,940.
The hospitals have 30 days from the issuance date to appeal the fines.
UF Health’s fine is the largest levied to date by CMS for price transparency violations, surpassing Atlanta-based Northside Hospital, which was fined $883,180.
