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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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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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Health Leaders Media, May 23, 2019
Employers Cut Health Plan Costs with Reference-Based Pricing
Society for Human Resource Management, May 17, 2019
Treasurer moves forward with health care pricing plan despite uncertainty
North Carolina Health News, May 17, 2019
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7 updates on hospital-payer relationships
Becker’s Hospital Review, May 16, 2019
Our View: The shifting behind Maine health care costs
Central Maine, May 14, 2019
Parkview, American Hospital Association respond to New York Times article
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, May 14, 2019
Cancer advocates: Short-term health plans are insufficient
Politico, May 13, 2019
How much do you pay for hospital services in Colorado? Likely many times more than what Medicare does.
The Colorado Sun, May 13, 2019
New Study Finds Maine Patients With Private Insurance Pay Nearly 3x What Medicare Patients Would Pay
Maine Public, May 13, 2019
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Hospital Prices Boost Bernie Sanders And Michael Bennet Medicare Plans
Forbes, May 12, 2019
New CBO Resources On Coverage, Single Payer Systems
Health Affairs, May 9, 2019
Playing On Fear And Fun, Hospitals Follow Pharma In Direct-To-Consumer Advertising
Kaiser Health News, November 19, 2018
The Actual Cost Of Naloxone Is About A Nickle. So Why Is The Overdose Reversal Drug Priced At Over $4,000?
Kaiser Health News, November 19, 2018
When Hospitals Merge to Save Money, Patients Often Pay More
New York Times, November 14, 2018
Anthem Touts Results of Effort to Cut Health Costs
Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2015