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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
‘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
Mixed results on bills to lower health care costs, as health care leaders express concerns
Indiana Public Media, April 12, 2023 Mentioned
Hospitals’ Off-Site Fees Draw Lawmakers’ Scrutiny
Axios, April 7, 2023 Mentioned
Significant changes to drug pricing, hospital costs bills
Inside Indiana Business, April 6, 2023 Mentioned
Indiana could save $2B if hospitals lowered prices. Hospital leaders dispute this analysis
WFYI (Indianapolis), April 3, 2023 Featured
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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
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
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Big Hospitals Provide Skimpy Charity Care—Despite Billions in Tax Breaks
Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2022
After months of warnings, CMS hands out its first fines to hospitals failing on price transparency
Fierce Healthcare, June 9, 2022
Transparency helps curb medical costs
Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), May 31, 2022
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