Hospital Fair Price
The National Alliance is equipping employers/purchasers and coalitions to better utilize the tools of transparency to achieve a fair price for hospital services.
Hospital Fair Price Resources
The Pulse of the Purchaser study gauges concerns and approaches of employers to address the workforce environment; whole person health, equity, women’s health, mental health and obesity management; fiduciary perspectives; pharmaceutical […]
Achieving Hospital Fair Price is mission-critical for America’s families and businesses. Over the past 20 years, the prices of hospital services have grown faster than any other sector of the […]
- Health Policy Document
On December 11, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (HR 5378) with a bipartisan vote of 320-71. The Act aims to address the […]
- Health Policy Document
The following one-page resources on PBM reform, ERISA preemption, combating high and rising hospital prices, improving HSA flexibility, and integrating mental health into primary care, were presented during the National […]
Action-oriented recommendations for coalitions, employers and other plan sponsors, and healthcare and benefits professionals.
New data transparency reinforces what we have long known: Hospital prices are out of control and we can’t rely on health systems and health plans to course correct. This resource […]
Coalitions In Action
Membership in the National Alliance is a catalyst for state and regional coalitions and their employer/purchaser members to advance key initiatives. Together, they leverage their collective influence to drive health, equity and value.
Employers’ Forum of Indiana
Houston Business Coalition on Health
Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value
Beyond Hospital Transparency
Getting to Fair Price
Hospital costs are one of the fastest-growing expenditures in the US economy, with employers/purchasers and employees paying the highest prices in the world. Increasing market consolidation enables health systems to operate with little or no competition or market constraints. This has led to indefensible hospital pricing and minimal constraint on growth, further “investment” in market consolidation, and bloated overhead costs.
While the battle to curb healthcare costs has been going on for decades, it wasn’t until recently that employers and other purchasers had access to the data to truly understand just how non-responsive the system has been. Sage Transparency synthesizes multiple sources of data to bring greater focus to the current state of hospital prices.
The National Alliance is helping employers/purchasers navigate the data; understand their plan sponsor fiduciary rights and responsibilities; determine what a fair price is for hospital services in specific marketplaces; and offer guidance about options to achieve fair pricing.