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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
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
Rising hospital costs concern for users and providers locally
Washington Times Herald (Washington, IN), April 3, 2023 Mentioned
Walking, Not Running, Toward Healthcare Market Change
Leader’s Edge, April 2, 2023 Featured
Indiana hospital care: Employers and workers paid $2 billion above the national average
Benefits Pro, March 30, 2023 Featured
Containing Healthcare Costs
WFYI (Indianapolis), March 24, 2023 FeaturedVideo
The Case for Multifaceted State Policy Intervention
Catalyst for Payment Reform, March 14, 2023 AuthoredPodcast
Sage Transparency: The Hospital Transparency You Want is Here — If You Know How to Use It
Zero.Health, March 2, 2023 AuthoredPodcast
Price caps, spending floors, and penalties, oh my! The latest in state hospital policy
Lown Institue, February 28, 2023 Mentioned
Hospital Price Caps Among State Ideas to Lower Health-Care Costs
Bloomberg Law, February 17, 2023 Featured
Lawmakers, hospitals in talks on legislation to lower hospital prices
Star Press, February 16, 2023 Featured
Op-Ed: Now is the time for action on healthcare prices
Inside Indiana Business, February 9, 2023 Authored
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Recognition
2024 Transparency Champion Award, Health Rosetta
2023 President’s Award of Appreciation, Indiana Pharmacy Association
2022 Healthcare Transformation Award, The Alliance
2022 Health Value Award Spotlight, Validation Institute
2019 Jefferson Award, Purdue University
2019 Membership Leadership Award, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
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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