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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Mohammed Abdi
Health Care Analyst – Medicare Sustainability & Provider Payment Incentives (he/him)
Amy Abdnor
Director of Health Care – Medicaid & State Policy Engagement
Jason Alinsky
Director of Advocacy, Health Care (he/him)
Anne Bensen
Health Care Analyst – Cross-Cutting (she/her)
Johanna Butler
Health Care Manager – Provider Payment Incentives (she/her)
Lindsay Cook
Executive Assistant
Natilee Festa
Health Care Manager – Clinical Trials
Jordan Fingerhut
Health Care Analyst – Commercial Sector Prices
Josh Gordon
Medicare and Commercial Prices Fellow
Maggie Houle
Health Care Analyst – Drug Policy
Erin Jones
Health Care Manager – Drug Pricing
Hunter Kellett
Vice President of Health Care – Medicaid and State Policy Engagement
Lauren Kuenstner
Director of Health Care - Medicare Sustainability & Provider Payment Incentives (she/hers)
Jennifer Laudano
Vice President of Advocacy, Health Care
Morgan McGrath
Health Care Manager – Commercial Sector Prices
Mark E. Miller
Executive Vice President of Health Care
Andrea Noda
Vice President of Health Care – Drug Policy
Ariana Olshan
Director of Health Care – Chief of Staff (she/her)
Lesa Rair
Director, Health Care Public Affairs and Communications
Lynn Riesett
Executive Assistant (she/her)
Dan Ryan
Health Care Manager – Medicare Sustainability (he/him)
Maxwell Ryner
Health Care Analyst - Medicaid and State Policy Engagement
Erica Socker
Vice President of Health Care – Payor Reform
Alexandra Spratt
Director of Health Care – Commercial Sector Prices
Gillian A. Tisdale
Health Care Manager – Medicaid and State Policy Engagement (she/her)
Kate Young
Director of Health Care – Drug Pricing (she/her)
