Francis Brooke

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Us Treasury

Search every verified Francis Brooke interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Francis Brooke, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, participated in a joint event with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor on October 5, 2026, to announce coordinated efforts to strengthen healthcare price transparency. The event highlighted new regulations aimed at making healthcare pricing information more accessible and usable for consumers, employers, and researchers. Brooke stated that the regulation would help Americans better understand the cost of their healthcare coverage, allowing them to compare options and make informed decisions, and emphasized that transparency is effective only when information is reliable and easy to use, while also noting efforts to avoid unnecessary burdens. During the event, Brooke discussed the administration's broader enforcement of price transparency across industries, referencing actions against hospitals and other sectors, and expressed support for initiatives such as the release of prescription drug files. He also addressed the importance of total cost of care and quality differences in guiding employer and employee decisions, suggesting that higher deductible plans could incentivize patients to seek higher-quality providers.