This bill aims to ensure hospital price transparency. It mandates that every hospital in Massachusetts must make available to the public a list of all standard charges for all items and services they provide according to 45 C.F.R. § 180.50, an existing federal regulation enforcing price transparency. This list must be in a machine-readable format, meaning it can be automatically read and processed by a computer, and placed on the hospital's website.

This bill pertains to the action of heightening the degree of transparency within the healthcare industry in Massachusetts. It mandates that the Center, which could be a healthcare facility or agency, should annually disclose extensive data related to various hospital services provided.