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States push hospital price caps to rein in spending
Modern Healthcare, June 12, 2025 Mentioned
Indiana Governor Appoints Business Leader To Shake Up Health Care
KFF, February 4, 2025 Mentioned
Leaders From Around State And US Attempt To Tackle Healthcare Costs
CT News Junkie, November 25, 2024 Mentioned
Union Health withdraws proposal to acquire nearby hospital
Modern Healthcare, November 25, 2024 Mentioned
Union Health withdraws regional acquisition paperwork, plans to resubmit
Tribune Star (Terre Haute and Wabash Valley), November 25, 2024 Mentioned
CT businesses urged to pushing for change amid rising health care costs that’s impacting growth
CT Insider, November 22, 2024 Mentioned
Opinion: Terre Haute hospital merger would raise health care costs in Vigo County
Indianapolis Star, October 22, 2024 Authored
‘Unlimited dollars’: how an Indiana hospital chain took over a region and jacked up prices
The Guardian, October 17, 2024 Mentioned
Pharmacists Can Bridge Gaps by Collaborating With Employers Outside Their Professional Circles
Pharmacy Times, October 14, 2024 FeaturedVideo
Braun health care plan builds upon legislative action that previously failed
Indiana Capital Chronicle, September 26, 2024 Featured
“Baby steps” in the fight against facility fees
An Arm and a Leg Show, September 26, 2024 MentionedPodcast
Workers, employees likely to see another stiff increase in health benefits
Indianapolis Business Journal, September 13, 2024 Mentioned
How rising health care prices are harming employers and families
Association of Health Care Journalists, August 28, 2024 FeaturedVideo
Indiana ranks in top 10 states for medical debt
WANE (Fort Wayne, IN), August 26, 2024 Mentioned
120-day review of Union-Regional hospital merger begins
Tribune Star (Terre Haute and Wabash Valley), August 9, 2024 Mentioned
Charitable care stagnant even as nonprofit hospitals sue Hoosiers
Indiana Capital Chronicle, August 5, 2024 Mentioned
Hamilton County hospital surge comes amid closings elsewhere
Indianapolis Business Journal, June 21, 2024 Mentioned
Some critics think many non-profit hospitals should not fundraise
Indianapolis Star, June 17, 2024 Mentioned
Indiana Weighs Hospital Monopoly as Officials Elsewhere Scrutinize Similar Deals
KFF, June 14, 2024 Mentioned
Senator’s letter critical of hospital association casts shadow on 2025 health care discussions
Indiana Capital Chronicle, June 13, 2024 Mentioned
Indiana aims to keep closer eye on mergers, acquisitions
Indianapolis Business Journal, June 7, 2024 Mentioned
Hospital Cost Gaps Puzzle Employers Armed With New Rate Data
Bloomberg Law, May 28, 2024 Featured
RAND: Hospital prices 254% higher than Medicare rates
RevCycleIntelligence, May 15, 2024 Featured
Indiana hospital prices 8th-highest in nation, study finds, but hospitals dismiss analysis
Indiana Capital Chronicle, May 14, 2024 Featured
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Indiana Hospitals Pull Merger Application After Pushback Over Monopoly Concerns
KFF, November 26, 2024
Union Health COPA Application Update
Union Health, November 25, 2024
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Nonprofit hospitals’ surpluses continue to baffle
Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), January 6, 2024
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How to Compare Hospital Prices with Sage Transparency
Total Control Health Plans, July 19, 2023
Mayo Clinic patients see facility fees appear where they weren’t before
Post Bulletin (Rochester, MN), April 27, 2023
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Full List of 2023 Indiana Legislative Health Policy Media Coverage
Gathered by the Employers’ Forum of Indiana, April 21, 2023
Hospitals’ off-site fees draw lawmakers’ scrutiny
Axios, April 7, 2023
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Ascension shuts down doctor offices, invests in profitable hospitals
Indianapolis Star, March 6, 2023
Op-Ed: Dishonest billing practices add pain to small businesses
Indianapolis Business Journal, February 24, 2023
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Cost containment in hospitals’ hands
Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), January 18, 2023
How FWCS got ‘unsustainable’ health care costs into shape
WANE (Fort Wayne, IN), December 29, 2022
Hospital Prices: Unsustainable and Unjustifiable
32BJ Health Fund, November 1, 2022
Montana switches gears to try to bargain for lower health care costs for employees
News Medical, October 27, 2022
Hospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds.
Kaiser Health News, October 25, 2022
North Carolina Hospitals Profit on Medicare
North Carolina State Health Plan, October 25, 2022
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Texas Health hospitals charge over three times Medicare rates — and want a big increase
The Dallas Morning News, September 30, 2022
Mass General Brigham’s cost-cutting plan approved by state after big revisions
Modern Healthcare, September 27, 2022
32BJ Health Fund Fall Conference What Purchasers Can Do Right Now to Lower Hospital Spend
32BJ Health Fund, September 21, 2022
Call to rein in healthcare costs, as Indiana lawmakers consider stepping in
CBS4 (Indianapolis), September 20, 2022
National Alliance Helps Employers Get to Fair Price for Hospital Services
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, September 8, 2022
