Hospital pricing abuse
inflates the cost of healthcare for all of us
Employers are sounding the alarm about hospital pricing abuses that inflate the cost of care by marking up prices, reducing competition, and hiding costs. As a result, employers and working families pay the price – through soaring premiums, shrinking wages, and cuts to services we all rely on.
“Hospital prices and healthcare premiums continue to rise across the country with employers and employees bearing the brunt.”
Shawn Gremminger
President and CEO, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
Our Issues
When big hospital systems abuse their pricing power, local employers, working families, small businesses, and our communities pay the price – through soaring premiums, shrinking wages, and cuts to services we all rely on. The result: higher healthcare costs for everyone, fewer options, and risks to patient care.
As employers, we are urging action to rein in hospital pricing power. We need greater transparency, stronger accountability, and real value for the healthcare dollars we invest for working families.
We believe three key issues demand attention:
Pocketing Discounts & Marking Up Prices
Big hospital systems markup drug prices, keep discounts meant for low-income patients, and exploit tax breaks – driving up costs for employers and working families.
Reducing Competition
When hospital systems consolidate and take over local providers, competition disappears, patient choice is limited, and everyone pays more.
Hiding True Costs
Without transparency, unchecked hospital pricing power continues driving up healthcare spending in the dark.
About Us
Employers Against Hospital Pricing Abuse, a campaign powered by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, is working with employers and partners nationwide to expose how hospital pricing abuse is driving up costs for businesses and working families – and putting care out of reach in communities across the country.
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Employers Sound the Alarm on Hospital Pricing Abuses
Rising healthcare costs are crippling the nation, in large part driven by unchecked hospital pricing practices. When large hospital systems abuse their pricing power, the burden falls on working families, small businesses, and local communities – resulting in higher premiums, stagnant wages, and cuts to essential programs.
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To learn more about Employers Against Hospital Pricing Abuse or for media inquiries,
contact us at info@hospitalpricingabuse.org.