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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
Leaders From Around State And US Attempt To Tackle Healthcare Costs
CT News Junkie, November 25, 2024 Mentioned
Union Health withdraws proposal to acquire nearby hospital
Modern Healthcare, November 25, 2024 Mentioned
Union Health withdraws regional acquisition paperwork, plans to resubmit
Tribune Star (Terre Haute and Wabash Valley), November 25, 2024 Mentioned
CT businesses urged to pushing for change amid rising health care costs that’s impacting growth
CT Insider, November 22, 2024 Mentioned
Opinion: Terre Haute hospital merger would raise health care costs in Vigo County
Indianapolis Star, October 22, 2024 Authored
‘Unlimited dollars’: how an Indiana hospital chain took over a region and jacked up prices
The Guardian, October 17, 2024 Mentioned
Pharmacists Can Bridge Gaps by Collaborating With Employers Outside Their Professional Circles
Pharmacy Times, October 14, 2024 FeaturedVideo
Braun health care plan builds upon legislative action that previously failed
Indiana Capital Chronicle, September 26, 2024 Featured
“Baby steps” in the fight against facility fees
An Arm and a Leg Show, September 26, 2024 MentionedPodcast
Workers, employees likely to see another stiff increase in health benefits
Indianapolis Business Journal, September 13, 2024 Mentioned
How rising health care prices are harming employers and families
Association of Health Care Journalists, August 28, 2024 FeaturedVideo
Indiana ranks in top 10 states for medical debt
WANE (Fort Wayne, IN), August 26, 2024 Mentioned
120-day review of Union-Regional hospital merger begins
Tribune Star (Terre Haute and Wabash Valley), August 9, 2024 Mentioned
Charitable care stagnant even as nonprofit hospitals sue Hoosiers
Indiana Capital Chronicle, August 5, 2024 Mentioned
Hamilton County hospital surge comes amid closings elsewhere
Indianapolis Business Journal, June 21, 2024 Mentioned
Some critics think many non-profit hospitals should not fundraise
Indianapolis Star, June 17, 2024 Mentioned
Indiana Weighs Hospital Monopoly as Officials Elsewhere Scrutinize Similar Deals
KFF, June 14, 2024 Mentioned
Senator’s letter critical of hospital association casts shadow on 2025 health care discussions
Indiana Capital Chronicle, June 13, 2024 Mentioned
Indiana aims to keep closer eye on mergers, acquisitions
Indianapolis Business Journal, June 7, 2024 Mentioned
Hospital Cost Gaps Puzzle Employers Armed With New Rate Data
Bloomberg Law, May 28, 2024 Featured
RAND: Hospital prices 254% higher than Medicare rates
RevCycleIntelligence, May 15, 2024 Featured
Indiana hospital prices 8th-highest in nation, study finds, but hospitals dismiss analysis
Indiana Capital Chronicle, May 14, 2024 Featured
New study finds Indiana hospital prices 8th highest in the nation
WFYI (Indianapolis), May 14, 2024 Featured
Hospitals charged private insurers 254% of Medicare in 2022: Rand
Modern Healthcare, May 13, 2024 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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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
