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Hospitals Post Prices, But Who Benefits?

Hospitals are now required to publicly post their prices, a move intended to empower patients to shop for healthcare, but the data's complexity and low compliance rates have led to limited patient use, according to NPR News. Insurers and healthcare systems are primarily leveraging the information, while experts suggest that clearer, more accessible data is crucial for patients to benefit from price transparency, as reported by BREAKING: NPR News.

The policy, echoing a suggestion from President Donald Trump's first term, mandates that providers and insurers post their prices "in their place of business," according to NPR News. Republicans have long advocated for giving patients more financial control, with some lawmakers closing out 2025 advocating to fund health savings accounts, as stated in NPR News.

While the intention is to allow patients to compare costs and make informed decisions, the reality is more complex. The data's complexity, coupled with low compliance rates, has hindered patient usage, according to BREAKING: NPR News. Instead, the information is being primarily utilized by insurers and healthcare systems.

Experts believe that for patients to truly benefit, the data needs to be more accessible and easier to understand, as reported by BREAKING: NPR News. This would involve making the information clearer and simplifying the presentation of prices.

In other news, Google is expanding a test on YouTube Music that limits free users' access to song lyrics, requiring a premium subscription after a few views, according to Multi-source: Ars Technica. This change, which has been widely reported, restricts access to lyrics for some free users, though Google states the majority still have free access and that it's an ongoing experiment.

Meanwhile, in Australia, the Tolga Bat Hospital in Far North Queensland is caring for injured and orphaned flying foxes, as reported by Vox. Mia Mathur, a volunteer at the hospital, was seen bottle-feeding an orphan spectacled flying fox, according to Vox.

Finally, statistician Adrian Barnett warns that the publishing system is heading for collapse and explains his decision to publish fewer papers, according to Nature News.

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