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Press Releases
New Data Reveals Employers/Private Insurers Pay Hospitals 247% More Than What Medicare Would Pay
September 18, 2020
Private Health Plans Pay Hospitals 241% of What Medicare Would Pay, RAND Study Finds
May 9, 2019
Study finds wide variation in pricing for hospital services in Indiana
September 11, 2017
Highlights from Rand 3.0 Hospital Price Transparency Study
for complete coverage of the Rand studies, visit employerptp.org
Employers Won’t Like This New RAND Report on Health Costs
Forbes, September 18, 2020
Many Hospitals Charge More Than Twice What Medicare Pays for the Same Care
New York Times, September 18, 2020
RAND Report: Private Payers Pay 247% of What Medicare Pays for Hospital Care
Managed Healthcare Executive
Indiana Ranks Sixth in Nation for What Hospitals Charge
Indiana Business Journal, September 18, 2020
Highlights from Rand 2.0 Hospital Price Transparency Study
for complete coverage of the Rand studies, visit employerptp.org
Employer Groups to Hospitals: Your Prices Are Too Darn High!
Managed Care Mag, November 15, 2019
Where Tourism Brings Pricey Health Care, Locals Fight Back
Kaiser Health News, August 10, 2019
The U.S. Can’t Fix Health Care Without Better Price Data
Harvard Business Review, August 9, 2019
KHC highlights hospital price variation, recruits employers, hospitals, health plans for work groups
Medical News, July 8, 2019
Zay: State legislators and Employers’ Forum of Indiana discuss rising health care costs
Indiana State House, June 7, 2019
No need to wait until 2020 for useful health reform
Bloomberg, May 24, 2019
7 updates on hospital-payer relationships
Becker’s Hospital Review Online, May 16, 2019
Hospital Prices Boost Bernie Sanders And Michael Bennet Medicare Plans
Forbes, May 12, 2019
RAND Study: Hospitals Charging The Privately Insured 2.4 Times What They Charge Medicare Patients
Forbes, May 11, 2019
Large Disparity Between What Private Insurers, Medicare Pay Hospitals Puts Stark Spotlight On Opaque Marketplace
Kaiser Health News, May 11, 2019
Many Hospitals Charge Double or Even Triple What Medicare Would Pay
The New York Times, May 9, 2019
Study: Employers Pay 240% More Than Medicare For Hospital Care
Forbes, May 9, 2019
What Employers Pay Hospitals Varies Widely, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2019
Private Insurers Pay Hospitals 2.4 Times What Medicare Pays
Becker’s Hospital Review, May 9, 2019
Study: Indiana hospitals charge private health plans 311% of what Medicare would pay
Indianapolis Business Journal, May 9, 2019
Other News
South Bend area physicians make series of moves to compete with hospitals, drive down costs
South Bend Tribune, July 20, 2020
Health care bills unlikely to remedy cost crisis
Indianapolis Business Journal, January 24, 2020
How state groups are working to lower healthcare prices
Modern Healthcare, January 11, 2020
Self-insured employers go looking for value-based deals (subscription required)
Modern Healthcare, January 11, 2020
‘Anywhere but Indiana’ — Why employers are avoiding hospitals in the Hoosier State
Becker’s Hospital Review, April 30, 2019
Gloria Sachdev on hospital-level price transparency
Catalyst for Payment Reform, April 30, 2019
High health care costs leave some businesses saying anywhere but Indiana
Indianapolis Star, April 29, 2019
Hoosier hospitals owe us greater price transparency
Indianapolis Business Journal, April 26, 2019
How can employers find better value for their healthcare dollar?
Employee Benefit News, April 22, 2019
Media Contact
Sara Otte
sara@employersforumindiana.org
812-390-8964