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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
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
Private health plans pay providers at 241 percent of what Medicare would pay
Healthcare Finance News, May 10, 2019 Featured
Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans Are High Relative to Medicare and Vary Widely
Community Oncology Alliance, May 10, 2019 Mentioned
Private insurers pay hospitals more than double Medicare rates
Healthcare Dive, May 10, 2019 Featured
Rand: Private insurance pays more than twice what Medicare does
Fierce Healthcare, May 10, 2019 Featured
Many Hospitals Charge Double or Even Triple What Medicare Would Pay
New York Times, May 9, 2019 Featured
Study: Employers Pay 240% More Than Medicare For Hospital Care
Forbes, May 9, 2019 Featured
What Employers Pay Hospitals Varies Widely, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2019 Featured
Private Insurers Pay Hospitals 2.4 Times What Medicare Pays
Becker’s Hospital Review, May 9, 2019 Featured
Study: Indiana hospitals charge private health plans 311% of what Medicare would pay
Indianapolis Business Journal, May 9, 2019 Featured
Private insurance plans pay hospitals far more than Medicare. Could price transparency fix that
The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 2019 Featured
Market Muscle: Study Uncovers Differences Between Medicare And Private Insurers
Kaiser Health News, May 9, 2019 Mentioned
Private Plans Pay Hospital Prices 241% Higher Than Medicare, RAND Finds
AJMC, May 9, 2019 Featured
Private Insurers Paid Hospital 241% of what Medicare Would Have
Health Leaders Media, May 9, 2019 Featured
Employer Health Plans Pay Hospitals 241% of What Medicare Would Pay
Modern Healthcare, May 9, 2019 Featured
‘Anywhere but Indiana’ — Why employers are avoiding hospitals in the Hoosier State
Becker’s Hospital Review, April 30, 2019 Featured
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Anthem says it will drop Parkview Health if new deal not reached by April 29; Parkview responds
News Sentinel (Fort Wayne), February 19, 2020
Nursing home residents suffer as county hospitals rake in millions
Indianapolis Star, February 9, 2020
Op-ed: It’s time to reform health care in Indiana
Indianapolis Star, February 9, 2020
Hospitals Merged. Quality Didn’t Improve.
Wall Street Journal, January 1, 2020
Surprise billing package aims to end secrecy of provider-insurer contracts
Modern Healthcare, December 13, 2019
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Employer Groups to Hospitals: Your Prices Are Too Darn High!
Managed Care Mag, November 15, 2019
Michael Hicks: Indiana has a hospital monopoly problem
Star Press, September 29, 2019
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That Beloved Hospital? It’s Driving Up Health Care Costs
New York Times, September 1, 2019
JAMA Forum: Price transparency
The Incidental Economist, August 22, 2019
Medical Charges and Challenges
WorkersCompensation.com, June 4, 2019
Healthcare costs in the US
Halldale Group, June 3, 2019
Health Leaders To Talk Hospital Prices, Reimbursement Discrepancies This Week
WFPL (Louisvillve, Kentucky), June 2, 2019
States Giving Public Option Health Plans a Hard Look
Modern Healthcare, June 1, 2019
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The U.S. Can’t Fix Health Care Without Better Price Data
Harvard Business Review, May 30, 2019
Washington’s favorite health policy isn’t a silver bullet
Axios, May 28, 2019
Trump to Tackle Healthcare Transparency and Hospital Monopolies
Breitbart, May 28, 2019
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No Need to Wait Until 2020 for Useful Health Reform
Bloomberg, May 24, 2019
13.3M Americans Spent More Than 10% of Income on Premiums
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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