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.
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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7 updates on hospital-payer relationships
Becker’s Hospital Review, May 16, 2019
Our View: The shifting behind Maine health care costs
Central Maine, May 14, 2019
Parkview, American Hospital Association respond to New York Times article
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, May 14, 2019
Cancer advocates: Short-term health plans are insufficient
Politico, May 13, 2019
How much do you pay for hospital services in Colorado? Likely many times more than what Medicare does.
The Colorado Sun, May 13, 2019
New Study Finds Maine Patients With Private Insurance Pay Nearly 3x What Medicare Patients Would Pay
Maine Public, May 13, 2019
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Hospital Prices Boost Bernie Sanders And Michael Bennet Medicare Plans
Forbes, May 12, 2019
New CBO Resources On Coverage, Single Payer Systems
Health Affairs, May 9, 2019
Playing On Fear And Fun, Hospitals Follow Pharma In Direct-To-Consumer Advertising
Kaiser Health News, November 19, 2018
The Actual Cost Of Naloxone Is About A Nickle. So Why Is The Overdose Reversal Drug Priced At Over $4,000?
Kaiser Health News, November 19, 2018
When Hospitals Merge to Save Money, Patients Often Pay More
New York Times, November 14, 2018
Anthem Touts Results of Effort to Cut Health Costs
Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2015