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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
‘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
Fix high hospital costs or we will act, Indiana legislators warn healthcare systems
Indianapolis Star, January 24, 2022 Mentioned
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President and CEO of the Employers’ Forum of Indiana
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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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
Price Effects Of Vertical Integration And Joint Contracting Between Physicians And Hospitals In Massachusetts
Health Affairs, May 31, 2022
Michael Hicks: Hospitals to Legislature: Drop dead
Star Press, April 10, 2022
Indiana House speaker: $416M ‘gift’ from IU Health to IU ‘raises eyebrows and speculation’
The Herald Times (Bloomington), April 5, 2022
State lawmakers critical of health care costs get feedback from hospitals, insurers
Indianapolis Business Journal, April 5, 2022
Viewpoint: Indiana’s hospital systems stand committed to affordability
Indianapolis Business Journal, April 1, 2022
IU Health says it’s ahead of schedule to meet lawmakers’ affordability demands
Indianapolis Business Journal, March 31, 2022
Hospitals are back in the hot seat for their prices
Axios, March 18, 2022
Hospital Prices: Unsustainable and Unjustifiable
32BJ Health Fund, March 17, 2022
Hoosier watchdog group wants lower Parkview prices
WANE (Fort Wayne, IN), March 7, 2022
Op-Ed: Bloated healthcare prices will increase with industry in charge of cost reductions
Indianapolis Star, March 3, 2022
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High-Priced Hospitals in Indiana Press Their Political Luck
Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2022
Indiana legislators threaten to act if health systems don’t lower costs
Becker’s Hospital Review, January 24, 2022
More states target hospitals’ anticompetitive contracting policies
Modern Healthcare, January 24, 2022
The Data on IU Health’s Price Freeze
The Country Economist, January 9, 2022
Michael Hicks: IU Health’s price freeze is a gimmick
Star Press, January 9, 2022
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Indiana legislative leaders take aim at ‘out-of-control’ health care prices
Indianapolis Business Journal, January 4, 2022
Parkview Health: prices by 2025 will be lower than 2020
WANE (Fort Wayne, IN), December 21, 2021