A Boon For Patients, A Bust For Hospitals?

While influencers advocate for healthcare price transparency, adherence lags among hospitals, unsurprisingly, as competing interests and increasing oversight signal shifts for the industry.

Fat Joe, perhaps most well-known for questioning, “What’s Luv?” in his 2001 summer smash, is embracing a new role nowadays: healthcare price transparency influencer. The rapper was in Washington, D.C., in April, 2023 as part of his ongoing advocacy work, speaking to policymakers and patients about better price transparency compliance and enforcement.