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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
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
New Indiana laws aim to lower health care costs
CBS4 (Indianapolis), May 12, 2023 MentionedVideo
Non-competes on primary care doctors will be banned. Other specialists get new potential routes out
WFYI (Indianapolis), May 5, 2023 Mentioned
Patient advocates are hopeful about bills taking aim at hospital prices and drug costs
WFYI (Indianapolis), April 28, 2023 Featured
Advocate: Indiana hospital pricing measure could cut bills by half
WISHTV (Indianapolis), April 20, 2023 FeaturedVideo
Rebuttal: Indiana Hospitals Not Declining Financially, But “Thriving”
WIBC (Indianapolis), April 13, 2023 Mentioned
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Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.
New York Times, August 22, 2021
‘It would be a behemoth’: Employer group raises concerns about proposed Spectrum-Beaumont merger
Becker’s Hospital Review, June 21, 2021
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Making Employer-Sponsored Insurance More Affordable
Health Affairs, May 17, 2021
Moving toward quality, affordable care: First-hand perspectives
Benefits Pro, May 10, 2021
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How Rich Hospitals Profit from Patients in Car Crashes
New York Times, February 1, 2021
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If This Self-Sufficient Hospital Cannot Stand Alone, Can Any Public Hospital Survive?
Kaiser Health News, January 29, 2021
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Supporting Health Care Competition In The Era Of COVID-19: Three Legislative Models For States
Health Affairs, January 4, 2021
Indiana’s hospital monopolies are worse than California
Star Press, December 20, 2020
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Insurance Move Renders Parkview Mission Ironic
Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), November 19, 2020
Workers With Health Insurance Face Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs
New York Times, October 8, 2020
2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey
KFF, October 8, 2020
Opinion: A modest health care bill could make a big difference
The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), September 14, 2020
Wide State-Level Variation In Commercial Health Care Prices Suggests Uneven Impact Of Price Regulation
Health Affairs, June 22, 2020
Make Transparent Health Care Prices A Price Of Any Future Aid To The Health Care Industry
Health Affairs, June 16, 2020
A Real Market in Medical Care? Singapore Shows the Way
Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2020
How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills
ProPublica, June 12, 2020
Debunking Myths in the Surprise Billing Debate
Arnold Ventures, April 15, 2020
Employer group purchasing of healthcare attracting interest of more hospitals
Modern Healthcare, April 1, 2020
Hoosier Health Lesson
Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2020
