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Indiana hospital prices remain among highest in nation, report says

May 13, 2024

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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

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More Transparency Needed in Healthcare, House Members Told

June 21, 2023

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Denver Provider Market at ‘Tipping Point’, Study Finds
Health Leaders Media, September 12, 2019 Mentioned

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

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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

Press Releases

Employers’ Forum of Indiana President & CEO, Dr. Gloria Sachdev, appointed Secretary of Health & Family Services under Indiana Governor-elect Mike Braun, announces new Vice President

December 12, 2024

Sage Transparency Relaunches With New Features and New RAND Hospital Price Data

May 13, 2024

Indiana Hospital Prices Remain High

May 13, 2024

Inaction on Healthcare Prices Costs Indiana Workers and Employers $2 Billion Annually

March 22, 2023

Hospital Price Platform Sage Transparency Offers New Standardized Data and Insight into Ambulatory Surgery Centers Nationwide

February 1, 2023

Employers’ Forum of Indiana Introduces Sage Transparency, Built Using New RAND Hospital Price Study

May 5, 2022

Visualization of RAND 3.0 data on United States Map
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⭐ FEATURED
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

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