Kentucky hospitals among list of facilities Trump is warning, seeking price information

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - UPDATE: In a release to WKYT, a spokesperson for Encompass Health that a formatting error at the location was corrected. CMS accepted the updated file for this hospital, confirming compliance.

ORIGINAL STORY 6/11: Eight Kentucky hospitals are among a list of over 500 hospitals across the country that President Donald Trump’s administration is warning to provide price information.

The Associated Press said it secured a list of hospitals that have either received letters of warning or requests to submit plans to provide pricing information.

Failure to comply with the warnings comes with fines as high as $2 million annually for facilities that do not create a plan to release clear pricing data, according to AP.

The eight Kentucky hospitals included in the list are the following:

• Cumberland Hall Hospital
• Eastern State Hospital
• Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeview
• Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
• Marshall County Hospital
• Pikeville Medical Center
• Sun Behavioral Health
• UofL Health Jewish Hospital

Cumberland Hall Hospital, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeview, Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, Marshall County Hospital and Pikeville Medical Center received warning notices.

Eastern State Hospital, Sun Behavioral Health and UofL Health Jewish Hospital received Corrective Action Plan requests.