Employer, Hospital Tensions Rise Over Price Transparency

Employers offering health insurance coverage are closely analyzing hospital price data to get better prices for their employees, leading to tension with hospitals. Hospital spending made up the…

Employers offering health insurance coverage are closely analyzing hospital price data to get better prices for their employees, leading to tension with hospitals. Hospital spending made up the largest share of national health expenditures at $1.3 trillion in 2020, and employers paid much of the nearly $409 billion of that spent by private insurers, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.


Bloomberg – August 2 – Employer Hospital Tensions Rise Over Price Transparency

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The Texas Bill Hoping to Make Healthcare a Market Again

Representative James Frank wants to make health insurance contracts more competitive and transparent in Texas. The Wichita Falls legislator has introduced HB 711 to end some practices he says increase…

Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare Applauds Introduction of Bill to Address Anti-Competitive Healthcare Market

Rep. James Frank sponsored HB711 to encourage market competition and help employersand other healthcare purchasers combat unsustainable and rising costs. AUSTIN, TX – December 1, 2022 – Texas…

Some Houston hospitals are charging private insurers up to 3x what Medicare pays as deductibles rise

Hospitals in Texas on average are charging employer-sponsored insurers more than triple the amount that Medicare would pay, raising health care costs for companies and their workers, according…