New data published by the National Bureau of Economic Research further confirms…
The lack of competition resulting from market consolidation is driving up your health care expenses.
Hospital Outpatient Pricing Explained
Why does the same echocardiogram cost $600 in a hospital outpatient department and $250 in a doctor’s office?
Dr. Eric Bricker, chief medical officer at AHealthcareZ, explains why prices for the same service can have wildly different prices based on where they’re delivered — and what this means for YOUR employer-sponsored health plan.
Headline News
WaPo: The price of health insurance is rising faster than the price of eggs or gasoline.
“Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising premiums for health insurance.”
TXEAHC Goes to Washington
“While we are focused on state-level solutions, I was thrilled to be invited to join similar organizations from other states in an effort by the National Alliance of Health Purchaser Coalitions to inform lawmakers in Washington about the struggles employers face with issues related to transparency, fiduciary responsibility, and access to data files.”
Health Care Dive: Employers surveyed by the Business Group on Health are bracing for the largest annual increase in healthcare costs in more than a decade
“Employers expect their healthcare costs to increase a whopping 9% next year, which — if the forecast pans out — would represent the largest annual increase in more than a decade, according to a new survey from the Business Group on Health.”
TXEAHC: Our record of success in fighting rising health care prices
Texas Employers for Affordable Health Care has a proven record of success helping rein in the excessive prices paid for employer-sponsored healthcare. Find out what we have helped accomplished in the Texas Legislature.