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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
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
Gloria Sachdev on hospital-level price transparency
Catalyst for Payment Reform, April 30, 2019 AuthoredPodcast
High health care costs leave some businesses saying anywhere but Indiana
Indianapolis Star, April 29, 2019 Featured
Gloria Sachdev: Hoosier hospitals owe us greater price transparency
Indianapolis Business Journal, April 24, 2019 Featured
How can employers find better value for their healthcare dollar?
Employee Benefit News, April 22, 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
