Healthcare needs price competition, not just transparency

Published March 20, 2019 4:00am ET



Is Washington finally about to remedy one of the key maladies plaguing American healthcare? Perhaps. But regulatory policies in the District, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, and other states won’t make it easy.

First, the good news. The Trump administration is moving this month to make providers disclose their prices, including the prices they charge insurers.

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