Same Service, Same Price
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, Health Care
Johanna Butler
Health Care Manager, Provider Payment Incentives (she/her)
Lee-Lee Ellis
Health Care Director, Payor Reform (she/hers)
Jordan Fingerhut
Health Care Analyst
Maggie Houle
Health Care Analyst
Erin Jones
Health Care Manager- Drug Pricing
Hunter Kellett
Health Care Director, Payor Reform
Morgan McGrath
Health Care Manager – Payor Reform
Mark E. Miller
Executive Vice President of Health Care
Arielle Mir
Vice President of Health Care (Complex Care)
Andrea Noda
Vice President of Health Care – Drug Pricing
Ariana Olshan
Director of Health Care – Chief of Staff (she/her)
Lesa Rair
Director, Health Care Public Affairs and Communications
Dan Ryan
Health Care Manager, Medicare Sustainability (he/him)
Maxwell Ryner
Health Care Analyst
Maeov Saadee
Health Care Analyst (she/her)
Erica Socker
Vice President of Health Care, Payor Reform
Alexandra Spratt
Director of Health Care- Commercial Sector Prices
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Director of Health Care – Clinical Trials (she/her)
