Billing Transparency in Spending Package Will Save Taxpayers Billions

Statement from Mark E. Miller, executive vice president of Health Care at Arnold Ventures on the passage of the Bipartisan FY26 Funding Bill.

Washington, D.C. (February 4, 2026) — ​“By requiring off-campus hospital outpatient departments to obtain a separate National Provider Identifier (NPI), Congress has taken another step forward to help lower health care costs, strengthen transparency, and ensure patients have access to quality care. 

“This bipartisan billing transparency legislation requires hospitals to disclose where care is provided — whether within a hospital or at an offsite outpatient clinic — rather than obscuring the site of care to receive higher hospital prices for the same services. This will help protect patients from unjust facility fees, lower costs for individuals and businesses, and save taxpayers more than $2.2 billion.

“We applaud Congress for the inclusion of this important policy and look forward to working together to continue making health care more affordable for all Americans.”