Watch this Interview | HB 711 with Rep. James Frank

TPPF’s David Balat and Rep. James Frank discuss HB 711, which reestablishes an actual market in the healthcare industry & helps lower prices for all Texans.

HB-711 Press Release: Major Healthcare Reform Passes Legislature

A Texas Sized Victory! Market-Driven, Business-Friendly Healthcare Reform Legislation has passed and has been sent to Governor Abbott for his signature. Read the press release here!

Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare’s Chris Skisak Interview with SBAF

Fox 7: Texas lawmakers take on rising health care costs with HB 711

Rudy Koski for Fox 7 – March 23, 2023 – New legislation could help lower health care costs by giving consumers more control. The Texas House Select-Health Care Reform committee…

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…

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…

New Study on Hospital Pricing by Houston Business Group Highlights Gaps Between Medicare and Private Insurance Payments

Employer group in Houston plans to use the numbers to pressure lawmakers for policy changes involving how hospitals and health plans price their services Clinical laboratory leaders will…

Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare Launched to Tackle Out of Control Prices for Businesses and Families Across the State

New non-profit composed of numerous influential groups coalesces as a force multiplier to reign in healthcare costs HOUSTON – November 1, 2022 – A new non-profit organization tasked…