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 […]
Hospital Grievances
America spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation, accounting for $4.1 trillion in spending each year, or nearly 20% of gross domestic product. As healthcare costs continue their upward trajectory, Americans are calling for solutions to address the driving forces behind price increases year over year. These price increases have real consequences for […]
Fighting Skyrocketing Hospital Prices, Leading Employer Groups Join Better Solutions for Healthcare to Launch National Campaign
Aimed at Stopping the Rise of Hospital-driven Health Costs Borne by Employers and Patients, Coalition Sets its Sights on Federal Policymakers WASHINGTON, DC – (April 18, 2023) – Better Solutions for Healthcare, a coalition of business and healthcare industry leaders, has added national employers and healthcare industry players as it launches its federally focused campaign. […]
Our Principles
Competition, Transparency, Accountability The majority of healthcare spending is driven by monopolistic hospital systems. To lower costs, we need effective market-based solutions that increase competition in local markets, drive efficiency in the delivery of healthcare, and inform patients about the cost and quality of care received. We support strengthening market competition, so hospitals compete on […]
NBC News: Some workers at U.S. hospital giant HCA say it puts profits above patient care
A union study found HCA’s staffing levels were below the average for other hospitals in 19 of the 20 states where it provided care in 2020. Nancy Jaquins was following doctor’s orders last July when she drove her partner to the emergency department at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. His hemoglobin level had crashed, […]
STAT News: Hospitals gear up to expand market power, raise prices in 2023
SAN FRANCISCO — More than a dozen of the country’s large not-for-profit hospital systems descended on this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference with a subtle but clear message for bankers and municipal investors: Higher costs in 2022 slowed them down, but they are adamant about increasing revenue by expanding their footprints and hiking prices. “Growth […]
Gallup News, Record High in U.S. Put Off Medical Care Due to Cost in 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of Americans reporting they or a family member postponed medical treatment in 2022 due to cost rose 12 points in one year, to 38%, the highest in Gallup’s 22-year trend. Each year since 2001, Gallup has tracked Americans’ self-reports of delaying medical care in the past 12 months due to […]