The Price Transparency Champion Award recognizes elected leaders for support of price transparency on behalf of their constituents, and U.S. hospitals and hospital systems for their commitment to complying with federal price transparency requirements.
PRA’s Inaugural Price Transparency Champion Award Recipients
Elected Officials
U.S. Representative
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Fifth District of Washington
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers is recognized for her outstanding leadership and for demonstrating bipartisanship on behalf of America’s patients and healthcare consumers. Rep. McMorris Rodgers continues to demonstrate her dedication to advocating for strong enforcement of the federal hospital price transparency rule on Capitol Hill by sponsoring the PATIENT Act.
U.S. Representative
Frank Pallone
Sixth District of New Jersey
Representative Frank Pallone is recognized for her outstanding leadership and for demonstrating bipartisanship on behalf of America’s patients and healthcare consumers. Rep. Pallone continues to demonstrate his dedication to advocating for strong enforcement of the federal hospital price transparency rule on Capitol Hill by sponsoring the PATIENT Act.
Governor
Jared Polis
Colorado
Governor Jared Polis is recognized for his outstanding leadership on behalf of Colorado’s patients and healthcare consumers. His strong support and advocacy for hospital price transparency helped SB 252 overwhelmingly pass through the Colorado General Assembly, allowing him to sign the bill into law to help protect Colorado patients and their families.
Hospitals & Hospital Systems
Each hospital and hospital system receiving the award has distinguished itself in terms of exemplary transparency compliance, including in some cases a record of significant improvement, and in so doing, demonstrated a commitment to putting patients first.
Hospitals
• Best-in-Class: Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
• Baton Rouge General - Mid City
Baton Rouge, LA
• Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
• Mercy Hospital Downtown Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
• MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
• Pullman Regional Hospital
Pullman, WA
• Ridgeview Medical Center
Waconia, MN
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
• Saint Tammany Parish Hospital
Covington, LA
• UW Health University Hospital
Madison, WI
Hospital SYSTEMS
• Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
• Community Health Systems
Franklin, TN
• Universal Health Services
King of Prussia, PA
• CommonSpirit Health
Chicago, IL
• LifePoint Health
Brentwood, TN
