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Indiana group’s bruising battle for legislation to limit hospital fees is spurring employer groups in other states to follow suit
Sept 28, 2023
Indiana hospital care: Employers and workers paid $2 billion above the national average
March 30, 2022
Indiana health care mergers, acquisitions now require 90 days advance notice
The Indiana Lawyer, April 11, 2024 Featured
Hospitals Are Adding Billions in ‘Facility’ Fees for Routine Care
Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2024 Mentioned
Empowering Employer Purchasers: Recommendations To Support Market Transparency And Health System Performance
Health Affairs, March 25, 2024 Mentioned
Bill that would require Indiana AG to review hospital mergers inches closer to reality
Indianapolis Star, February 28, 2024 Mentioned
Why Driving a Few Miles Can Save Patients a Fortune on Health Care
Bloomberg, February 13, 2024 Mentioned
To increase transparency, lawmakers propose searchable health care ownership database
WBOI (Northeast Indiana), January 30, 2024 Mentioned
Grant programs establishing, sustaining localized health responses move forward
Indiana Capital Chronicle, January 25, 2024 Mentioned
Committee considers anti-monopoly bill for health care entities
Indiana Capital Chronicle, January 17, 2024 Mentioned
Questions raised about hospital merger under COPA
Yahoo Finance, January 17, 2024 Featured
‘It’s not a done deal’; where the Union Health acquisition of Regional Hospital stands
WTWO (Terre Haute and Wabash Valley), December 19, 2023 Mentioned
Hospital Pricing Data Troves Raise Stakes on Employer Plan Costs
Bloomberg Law, December 18, 2023 Mentioned
Lilly launches obesity drug, but insurers balk over price
Indianapolis Business Journal, December 8, 2023 Mentioned
“Once you become a one hospital town, that’s it!” Concerns raised about Union and Regional Hospital merger
WTHI-TV10 (Terre Haute), December 6, 2023 FeaturedVideo
Rising hospital CEO pay raises flags
Indianapolis Business Journal, November 10, 2023 Mentioned
Employers using hospital price data to lower costs, push legislation
Modern Healthcare, October 18, 2023 Mentioned
These Employers Took On Healthcare Costs, and the Fight Got Nasty
Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2023 Featured
Coalition seeks bargaining power for independent physicians
Indianapolis Business Journal, September 8, 2023 Mentioned
Indiana ranks among fattest states, a 9.3B economic hit, study says
Indianapolis Star, August 15, 2023 Mentioned
Recent Health Care Legislation Can Lower Costs
Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), August 9, 2023 Authored
More Transparency Needed in Healthcare, House Members Told
MedPage Today, June 21, 2023 Featured
Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market
House Committee on Education & the Workforce, June 21, 2023 FeaturedVideo
Senators Braun, Hassan, Kennedy lead bipartisan bill to fix part of Medicare billing structure, saving billions
Maggie Hassan, June 13, 2023 Mentioned
Indiana lawmakers pledged to force hospitals to lower prices. The results are mixed.
Indianapolis Star, May 16, 2023 Mentioned
Law to lower hospital prices might not finish battle at Statehouse
Star Press, May 12, 2023 Mentioned
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7 updates on hospital-payer relationships
Becker’s Hospital Review, May 16, 2019
Our View: The shifting behind Maine health care costs
Central Maine, May 14, 2019
Parkview, American Hospital Association respond to New York Times article
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, May 14, 2019
Cancer advocates: Short-term health plans are insufficient
Politico, May 13, 2019
How much do you pay for hospital services in Colorado? Likely many times more than what Medicare does.
The Colorado Sun, May 13, 2019
New Study Finds Maine Patients With Private Insurance Pay Nearly 3x What Medicare Patients Would Pay
Maine Public, May 13, 2019
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Hospital Prices Boost Bernie Sanders And Michael Bennet Medicare Plans
Forbes, May 12, 2019
New CBO Resources On Coverage, Single Payer Systems
Health Affairs, May 9, 2019
Playing On Fear And Fun, Hospitals Follow Pharma In Direct-To-Consumer Advertising
Kaiser Health News, November 19, 2018
The Actual Cost Of Naloxone Is About A Nickle. So Why Is The Overdose Reversal Drug Priced At Over $4,000?
Kaiser Health News, November 19, 2018
When Hospitals Merge to Save Money, Patients Often Pay More
New York Times, November 14, 2018
Anthem Touts Results of Effort to Cut Health Costs
Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2015