Commonwealth Fund April 11, 2025
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Faced with high and escalating health care costs, some states are considering using hospital price caps to address concerns with health care affordability
Oregon has successfully administered price caps – which tie prices for hospital services to a percentage of Medicare rates — for some of its state and public school employees
Faced with high and escalating health care costs that compromise patient access, burden businesses, and squeeze state budgets, some states are now taking bolder action to address health care affordability in the commercial market.
This crisis of affordability is not new, and its impact on patients and the economy is profound. Patients often delay or even forgo needed care due to steep costs or face hard choices...
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