Featured Stories
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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2023 President’s Award of Appreciation, Indiana Pharmacy Association
2022 Healthcare Transformation Award, The Alliance
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Facing criticism over high fees and profits, IU Health rolls out 5-year price freeze 
 Indianapolis Business Journal, December 16, 2021
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Hospitals’ asset growth raises concerning issues 
 Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), December 15, 2021
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2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey 
 KFF, November 10, 2021
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










