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It’s simple. You should be charged the same price for the same medical service, no matter where you get it. But this isn’t the case.
Patients, employers, and taxpayers are charged billions more simply because of where they receive care. The reason? Big hospital systems are buying up small physician practices. And when the logo on the door changes, you pay more for the same routine services. Even when you’re seeing the same doctors.
When large hospitals consolidate their market power, there is little to no competition. These hospital systems can increase the prices you pay at your regular doctor’s office simply because they now own it. Charging hospital prices for routine services like a regular check-up or an MRI is another way big hospitals are gaming the system while patients and taxpayers pay the price. Congress should act to pass common sense, bipartisan solutions that would protect patients from being charged more for services based on where they receive them, and save employers and taxpayers billions in overpayments every year.
Image: High and rising health care prices are putting an unprecedented burden on consumers, employers, and state and federal taxpayers. Many are now having to meticulously manage their finances and determine if they can afford their health. (fizkes/ Getty Images)
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Amy Abdnor
Director of Health Care - Complex Care
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Jason Alinsky
Advocacy Manager, Health Care (he/him)
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Johanna Butler
Health Care Manager – Provider Payment Incentives (she/her)
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Lee-Lee Ellis
Director of Health Care - Medicare Sustainability & Provider Payment Incentives (she/hers)
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Jordan Fingerhut
Health Care Analyst - Commercial Sector Prices
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Maggie Houle
Health Care Analyst - Drug Policy
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Erin Jones
Health Care Manager- Drug Pricing
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Hunter Kellett
Director of Health Care - Commercial Sector Prices
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Vice President of Advocacy, Health Care
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Morgan McGrath
Health Care Manager - Commercial Sector Prices
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Mark E. Miller
Executive Vice President of Health Care
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Arielle Mir
Vice President of Health Care – Complex Care
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Andrea Noda
Vice President of Health Care – Drug Policy
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Director of Health Care – Chief of Staff (she/her)
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Director, Health Care Public Affairs and Communications
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Dan Ryan
Health Care Manager – Medicare Sustainability (he/him)
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Health Care Analyst - Complex Care
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Maeov Saadee
Health Care Analyst - Medicare Sustainability & Provider Payment Incentives (she/her)
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Erica Socker
Vice President of Health Care – Payor Reform
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Director of Health Care – Commercial Sector Prices
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Katherine Szarama
Director of Health Care – Clinical Trials (she/her)
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