Tag: Provider Consolidation

AEI Panelist: When it Comes to Provider Consolidation, “the House is Indeed on Fire”

Posted on March 4, 2013 by AHIP Coverage

A Kaiser Health News article recounts a panel at the American Enterprise Institute last week on provider consolidation, where panelists “…blamed much of the high price of health care on mergers over the past 30 years that have given hospitals ‘oligopoly’ power to charge prices far higher than what would exist with more competition.” Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs

Wall Street Journal Weighs in on Health Reform Law’s Unintended Consequences

Posted on February 14, 2013 by AHIP Coverage

A column in the Wall Street Journal looks at some implications – and unintended consequences – of the health reform law. Continue reading →

Posted in: ACA, Health Care Costs

Washington Post Finds Provider Consolidation Leads to Increased Prices

Posted on December 28, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

The Washington Post reports on how hospitals’ acquisition of physician practices can lead to increased prices, in particular via the addition of ‘facility fees.’ Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs

Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News & Observer: Patients Pay More for Tests and Procedures if Their Physician is Employed By a Hospital

Posted on December 17, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

A joint article from the Charlotte Observer/The Raleigh News & Observer, Doctors join hospitals, and prices soar, found that “North Carolina patients pay more for many tests and procedures if their physician is employed by a hospital.” Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs, Issue Alert

Infographic: Provider Consolidation Leads to Less Competition and Higher Costs

Posted on November 29, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

AHIP’s new infographic demonstrates the impact of provider consolidation on health care costs. Continue reading →

Posted in: AHIP, Health Care Costs, Infographic

AHIP Files Amicus Brief on Impact of Hospital Consolidation

Posted on November 29, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

Escalating hospital consolidation is leading to higher prices for services, and its impact is being felt by consumers and employers who are footing the bill, according to an amicus brief filed by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) in the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Continue reading →

Posted in: AHIP, AHIP Press Releases, Health Care Costs

AHIP Statement on AMA Insurance Market Study

Posted on November 28, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

AHIP today responded to the American Medical Association’s latest study on health insurance market competition. Continue reading →

Posted in: Issue Alert

Bloomberg: Consumers Pay the Price of Provider Consolidation

Posted on November 20, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

A Bloomberg article looks at an issue we’ve written about before – how provider consolidation increases health care costs. Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs

“There is Broad Agreement that Provider Consolidation is a Major Driver” of Health Care Costs

Posted on November 15, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

A new report by the Catalyst for Payment Reform looks at how provider consolidation increases costs. Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs

KHN and PBS Newshour Look at Seven Factors Driving Up Health Care Costs

Posted on October 25, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

Kaiser Health News and PBS Newshour have a story out examining seven factors driving up health care costs. Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs