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A national grassroots organization is pressing Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to prioritize health care price transparency in upcoming legislative negotiations, arguing that a key pillar of President Donald Trump\u2019s domestic agenda now hinges on congressional action.<\/span><\/p>\n In a letter delivered Thursday, Save Our States (SOS) urged Thune to make price transparency \u201ca top policy priority\u201d as Senate committees prepare to take up health care legislation in the coming weeks. The push comes as lawmakers return to Washington and begin shaping what could become the GOP\u2019s next major domestic policy package.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPrice transparency is the essential first step to healthcare affordability and returning accountability to American health systems,\u201d Trent England, the group\u2019s executive director, wrote in the letter, exclusively obtained by The Daily Wire. \u201cPatients without access to clear prices lack the power to act as consumers \u2026 often leaving them with devastating surprise medical bills after it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The appeal highlights the Trump administration\u2019s health care agenda, which has elevated upfront pricing as a central reform. Under the administration\u2019s \u201cGreat Healthcare Plan,\u201d officials have called for requiring providers and insurers that accept Medicare or Medicaid to publicly post prices in an effort to curb hidden costs and billing surprises.<\/span><\/p>\n SOS is now pushing the Senate to translate that framework into statute, warning that without enforcement mechanisms, existing transparency rules risk remaining uneven or ineffective.<\/span><\/p>\n As part of its recommendations, the group is calling for stricter compliance requirements on hospitals and insurers, expanded transparency rules covering \u201cshoppable\u201d services like imaging and lab work, and standardized disclosure of real out-of-pocket costs rather than estimates.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGiving Americans power to act as informed consumers \u2026 addresses concerns about the cost of living, wage growth, and our overall economy,\u201d England wrote. \u201cMaking healthcare prices transparent and fostering competition will allow Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money and face less financial uncertainty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n