NEW MEMO: Hospitals in Panic Mode with Desperate New Ad Campaign
America’s corporate hospital systems are in a new era of scrutiny and they know it. They’ve been repeatedly called out for engaging in harmful anti-competitive practices that drive up costs for patients and employers. Their “political firewall” is crumbling. Now, the American Hospital Association is in full panic mode, launching a new ad campaign in Washington to try and perpetuate […]
NEW MEMO: The Momentum Is Real – Hospital Reform Is Advancing
NEW MEMO: The Momentum Is Real – Hospital Reform Is Advancing At breakneck pace, congressional scrutiny of hospital billing practices has advanced to the lawmaking phase. And the momentum for reform is real. The burgeoning consensus provides an opportunity for lawmakers to a secure a win for their constituents and address a top-tier voter priority: the alarmingly […]
The Hill: Congress can lower health care costs by holding hospital systems accountable
BY MICHAEL THOMPSON AND TOM LUSSIER, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS – 07/28/23 A $629 bill for a 1-year-old to receive a Band-Aid. A $722.50 charge for every push of medicine through an IV. A $17,850 bill for a single drug test. These are real stories of patients charged exorbitant prices for services. There are numerous examples like […]
Politico: Education and the Workforce leaders unveil health care package
BY BEN LEONARD, MEGAN R. WILSON | 07/11/2023 01:30 PM EDT House Education and Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and ranking member Bobby Scott (D-Va.) on Tuesday unveiled a bipartisan health care package of four bills focused on transparency in health care, including for hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers. The legislation, which the committee is […]
PRESS RELEASE: Momentum Continues For Hospital Reform: Better Solutions For Healthcare Applauds Congressional Scrutiny on Dishonest Billing
Momentum Continues For Hospital Reform: Better Solutions For Healthcare Applauds Congressional Scrutiny on Dishonest Billing WASHINGTON, DC – (July 11, 2023) – Better Solutions for Healthcare, a national coalition of business and healthcare leaders calling on lawmakers to address the hospital-driven rise in healthcare costs, applauded House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking […]
PRESS RELEASE: Better Solutions For Healthcare Endorses Bipartisan Effort in Senate to End Dishonest Hospital Billing
Better Solutions For Healthcare Endorses Bipartisan Effort in Senate to End Dishonest Hospital Billing Momentum Builds For Reining in Corporate Hospital Systems, Addressing Healthcare Affordability Crisis WASHINGTON, DC – (June 13, 2023) – Better Solutions for Healthcare, a national coalition of business and healthcare industry leaders, is urging Congress to advance the SITE Act, bipartisan legislation […]
PRESS RELEASE: Better Solutions for Healthcare Endorses Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Dishonest Hospital Billing
Better Solutions for Healthcare Endorses Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Dishonest Hospital Billing WASHINGTON, DC – (May 24, 2023) – Better Solutions for Healthcare, a national coalition of business and healthcare industry leaders, announced its official endorsement of bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Kevin Hern (R-OK) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) to ensure honest billing […]
PRESS RELEASE: New Survey of Americans Shows Demand for an End to Unreasonable and Alarming Hospital Price Markups
New Survey of Americans Shows Demand for an End to Unreasonable and Alarming Hospital Price Markups As U.S. House Takes Aim at Hospital Practices Yet Again, Poll Shows Nearly 80% of Voters Believe Hospital Prices Are Rising to Unreasonable Levels; Hospital Prices Rank as Most Unreasonable in Healthcare WASHINGTON, DC – (May 16, 2023) – […]
PRESS RELEASE: Better Solutions For Healthcare Endorses Bipartisan Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Coalition of Leading Employer Groups Applauds Renewed Effort to Crack Down on Anti-Competitive Practices and Increase Transparency in Hospitals and Health Systems “It is Critical That We Take Action to Create a More Honest and Transparent System That Will Bring Down Costs for Patients and Businesses Alike” WASHINGTON, DC – (May 8, 2023) – Better […]
A New Era of Scrutiny for American Hospitals
American hospitals are entering a new era of scrutiny. Today, four separate House committees are holding hearings focused on hospital practices and the impact bad actors have on increased costs for patients and employers alike. Once unthinkable, these hospital practices are now squarely in Congress’ focus, with patients and policymakers increasingly opening their eyes to […]