Here are three things to know.
1. Alaska Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, D-Anchorage, plans to introduce a bill by early next week to require healthcare providers to list prices for their most common procedures, according to the report.
2. Under Rep. Spohnholz’s bill, providers would publish procedure-cost lists to be made available in their offices and online, the representative said, according to the report.
3. In separate legislation, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s administration will introduce an ordinance that, if passed, would permit patients to request a price estimate for medical services, according to the report.
For more on this story, including further details about these proposals, read the full report here.
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