NYC City Council approves bill allowing patients to compare costs at different hospitals online
New York City Seeks to Unravel the Secret Mystery of Hospital Costs
9 in 10 Americans support the hospital price transparency rule–but it’s not working. Congress must come together to make it a reality
A federal hospital price transparency rule that took effect on Jan. 1, 2021, was supposed to remedy runaway health care bills that have saddled 100 million Americans with medical debt.
Labor union, lawmakers seek hospital pricing transparency
An influential labor union and state lawmakers are making a push to expand hospital pricing disclosure and transparency rules in New York.
Hospital and payer transparency in 2023: The consequences of compliance are becoming real
Hospital and payer transparency has started to produce actionable changes in the health care delivery system and advisors need to ready their plan sponsor clients for what is to come.
Labor Union Health Fund Targets Hospital Prices, Looks to Form Purchasing Coalition
Frustrated by high hospital prices, a large union’s health fund, which oversees benefits for 200,000 SEIU workers and their families, is determined to rein in spending after an analysis of its claims data showed about 59% of its healthcare spending goes toward hospitals, according to Cora Opsahl, director of the 32BJ Health Fund.
Many Hospitals Get Big Drug Discounts. That Doesn’t Mean Markdowns for Patients.
Through a government program aimed at helping low-income patients, some hospitals buy medications at reduced prices. They can sell them to patients and their insurers for much more.
32BJ Health Fund conference tackles uncontrolled hospital pricing
32BJ Health Fund held its fall conference to address the challenges of increased hospital pricing and brought to light data-backed solutions endorsed by legislators and national policy experts.
EP373: How to Kick a Big Hospital Out of Your Network, with Cora Opsahl – Part 2
In this healthcare podcast, I am speaking with Cora Opsahl, who directs the 32BJ Health Fund. This is the second conversation I’m having with Cora (last one was EP372), but these two conversations are not really linear—so listen in whatever order you want to.
New York City hospital costs are out of control
The heroic work of doctors, nurses and other frontline health-care industry staff throughout the pandemic has been nothing short of amazing. But while they’ve been busy saving lives, a more troubling trend has played out behind the scenes in recent years
