By Derek Monson, includes “National hospital associations are suing the government to stop a federal price transparency rule for hospitals. Undeterred, the federal Department of Health and Human Services has also proposed a price transparency rule for insurers. … It is undeniably in the financial interest of providers to keep prices hidden. To see why, consider American food markets: an economic sector that, like healthcare, is multi-layered and complex, essential to human life, and permeated with subsidies and regulation. …”