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
Insurance Payments Tied to Medicare Intrigue States, Employers
Bloomberg Law, August 22, 2019 Mentioned
Study: MT hospital prices for insured patients higher than many other states
KTVH (Helena, Montana), August 22, 2019 Mentioned
Where Tourism Brings Pricey Health Care, Locals Fight Back
Kaiser Health News, August 9, 2019 Mentioned
KHC highlights hospital price variation, recruits employers, hospitals, health plans for work group
Medical News, July 8, 2019 Featured
Hospitals in Wyoming charging significantly more than Medicare, national study finds
Star Tribune (Casper, Wyoming), June 10, 2019 Mentioned
Zay: State legislators and Employers’ Forum of Indiana discuss rising health care costs
Indiana State House, June 7, 2019 Featured
Spartz, other legislators studying causes of rising health care costs in Indiana
Hamilton County Reporter, June 6, 2019 Mentioned
Study links Blue Cross’ big size to Michigan’s low hospital prices
Detroit Free Press, June 6, 2019 Mentioned
Private Insurers Pay 241% of What Medicare Would Pay
Clinical Pain Advisor, May 28, 2019 Featured
Study finds variation in hospital pay scales
Jackson Hole News & Guide, May 22, 2019 Mentioned
Private insurers paid Louisville hospitals 187 percent more than Medicare, study says
Louisville Business First, May 17, 2019 Mentioned
HRH reacts to RAND study
The Southside Times (Hendricks Co, Indiana), May 17, 2019 Mentioned
RAND Study on Hospital Prices: The Takeaway for Employers
Mercer, May 16, 2019 Mentioned
Houston hospitals charge employer health plans more than double Medicare
Chron, May 16, 2019 Featured
Hospital Payment Disparities Emerge Among Private Payers, Medicare
HealthPayerIntelligence, May 15, 2019 Mentioned
Hospital price study draws pushback
HFMA, May 14, 2019 Mentioned
Hospitals are paid twice as much (or more) by private insurers than Medicare, study finds
Advisory Board, May 13, 2019 Mentioned
Study claims private health plans pay hospitals 241% of what Medicare would pay
Healthcare Purchasing News, May 13, 2019 Featured
Hospitals charge privately insured more than double what Medicare would pay
Consumer Affairs, May 13, 2019 Featured
Hospitals charge employers 240% more than Medicare
Benefits Pro, May 13, 2019 Mentioned
Rand: Private insurance pays more than twice what Medicare does
Click Lancashire, May 12, 2019 Mentioned
Hospitals: RAND price study doesn’t add up
Modern Healthcare, May 12, 2019 Mentioned
RAND Study: Hospitals Charging The Privately Insured 2.4 Times What They Charge Medicare Patients
Forbes, May 11, 2019 Featured
Rand Study shows that Illinois Hospitals charged 350% for Outpatient prices compared to Medicare prices
Chicago Tribune, May 11, 2019 Mentioned
Large Disparity Between What Private Insurers, Medicare Pay Hospitals Puts Stark Spotlight On Opaque Marketplace
Kaiser Health News, May 10, 2019 Featured
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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
