Managed Healthcare Executive January 22, 2026
Key Takeaways
- AHIP blames hospital consolidation and private equity ownership for rising healthcare costs, with 40% of premiums covering hospital-related expenses.
- Private equity firms own nearly 500 U.S. hospitals, significantly affecting rural healthcare markets.
- Hospital facility fees and opaque billing practices contribute to cost inflation, with prices varying up to 13 times for the same service.
- Major health insurer CEOs are set to testify before congressional committees amid increasing political pressure from both parties.
The trade associations salvos came the day before the CEOs of five major insurers are expected to face tough questioning at two congressional hearings.
In a pair of news releases today, the main trade association for the U.S health insurance industry blamed hospitals and...
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