Several hospitals serving the Tennessee Valley were among more than 500 nationwide recently notified by the Trump administration to improve compliance with federal hospital price transparency requirements, according to reports by the Associated Press.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 519 hospitals across the country received either a Warning Notice or a request for a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) after federal reviews found they were not fully meeting hospital price transparency requirements. Tennessee and Georgia each had 16 hospitals identified in the latest enforcement report.
Among the hospitals closest to the Sequatchie Valley and Chattanooga region that received notices were:
- Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation – Chattanooga, Tennessee (Corrective Action Plan)
- Bradley Medical Center – Westside Campus – Cleveland, Tennessee (Corrective Action Plan)
- Sweetwater Hospital Association – Sweetwater, Tennessee (Corrective Action Plan)
- Blue Ridge Medical Center – Blue Ridge, Georgia (Corrective Action Plan)
Chattanooga NBC affiliate, WRCB-TV, reached out to the area hospitals in the report for comment regarding the federal notices and whether the issues have since been corrected.
Siskin Hospital says it has been compliant with the federal transparency requirements since 2021 and blamed the notice on a temporary website issue.
“Unfortunately, we had a website glitch on the day CMS did their check for compliance where the link to the information was broken. We had no idea of the problem and it was corrected the same day we were made aware. We have received a confirmation from CMS acknowledging we are fully compliant,” said Teresa Dinger, Vice President of Patient Access and Marketing.
A spokesperson for Bradley Medical Center – Westside Campus said a similar technical issue led to its inclusion in the report.
“Upon notification, Bradley Medical Center immediately identified a technical issue that was resolved the same day. This was approved on June 18, 2026. We remain committed to transparency and full compliance with all federal requirements.”
As of publication, the remaining hospitals had not responded to requests for comment.
Federal hospital price transparency rules require hospitals to publicly post pricing information so patients can compare the cost of services before receiving care.
Hospital Watch, an organization that advocates for healthcare price transparency, says patients are harmed when pricing information is difficult to access.
“When hospitals buy up competitors and face little real competition, patients lose,” said Hospital Watch spokesperson Adam Buckalew. “Prices go up, premiums rise, and families are left with medical bills they cannot afford.”
The CMS enforcement report shows Texas led the nation with 42 hospitals receiving enforcement actions, followed by California with 38. Tennessee and Georgia each had 16 hospitals listed in the latest review.
Find the full list, obtained and published first by AP, below:
