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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
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
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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.
Debunking Myths in the Surprise Billing Debate
Arnold Ventures, April 15, 2020
Employer group purchasing of healthcare attracting interest of more hospitals
Modern Healthcare, April 1, 2020
Hoosier Health Lesson
Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2020
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
