Featured Stories
Indiana group’s bruising battle for legislation to limit hospital fees is spurring employer groups in other states to follow suit
Sept 28, 2023
A rich Republican businessman is an unlikely champion for lower hospital prices — but he’s winning the fight
Stat, June 30, 2022 Mentioned
‘Make money off of anything’: Debate continues over who (and what) is responsible for Indiana’s healthcare costs
Indiana Public Media, May 27, 2022 Mentioned
A new study shows Indiana has the nation’s 7th highest hospital costs
WFYI (Indianapolis), May 23, 2022 Featured
5 Takeaways from Private Health Plans Paying More for Hospital Care
Health Leaders Media, May 18, 2022 Mentioned
Michigan slips in hospital-payment ranking as health systems also face rising costs
MiBiz, May 18, 2022 Mentioned
Employer health plans pay hospitals 224% of Medicare
Modern Healthcare, May 17, 2022 Featured
RAND: Private plans paid hospitals 224% more than Medicare rates
Fierce Healthcare, May 17, 2022 Featured
Employers Paying Hospitals More Than Double Medicare Prices
Bloomberg Law, May 17, 2022 Featured
Employers pay hospitals billions more than Medicare
Axios, May 17, 2022 Featured
Gloria Sachdev: Study shows it’s time to act on health care prices
Indianapolis Business Journal, May 13, 2022 Authored
Indiana hospital care 7th highest in nation. Advocates continue to push for more cost transparency
Indianapolis Star, May 9, 2022 Featured
KHN Morning Briefing
Kaiser Health News, May 9, 2022 Mentioned
Ideas, research and tools to lower Indiana’s high healthcare costs
WANE (Fort Wayne, IN), May 9, 2022 Featured
Inpatient medical bills paid by private insurance vs. Medicare: Comparison by state
Becker’s Hospital Review, May 6, 2022 Mentioned
Indiana ranked seventh in nation for hospital charge disparities
Indianapolis Business Journal, May 5, 2022 Featured
Study: Indiana ranks in top 10 for hospital prices in nation
WISHTV (Indianapolis), May 5, 2022 Featured
Lawmakers urge health care to lower prices
Tribune Star (Terre Haute and Wabash Valley), April 10, 2022 Mentioned
UNSUSTAINABLE: State lawmakers push health care industry to lower its prices
The Goshen News, April 3, 2022 Mentioned
Tackling High Health Care Prices: A Look at Four Purchaser-Led Efforts
The Commonwealth Fund, April 1, 2022 Featured
Indiana hospitals sharing plan with state leaders to fix sky high profit practices April 1
Star Press, March 28, 2022 Mentioned
Healthy Transparency
Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), March 18, 2022 Mentioned
Are more unvaccinated Hoosiers being hospitalized by COVID-19? This tool will tell you
Indianapolis Star, March 4, 2022 Featured
Indiana lawmakers weaken bill restricting vaccine mandates, easing burden on businesses
Indianapolis Star, February 16, 2022 Mentioned
Senate committee dramatically scales back COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill
WFYI (Indianapolis), February 16, 2022 Mentioned
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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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Articles of interest from around the country. Visit Media Coverage for pieces authored by Forum leadership or featuring the work of the Forum.
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
