Becker's Healthcare August 1, 2018
Emily Rappleye

A Senate panel tackled administrative spending in healthcare during a hearing July 31, the third in a series of hearings focused on reducing healthcare costs.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions heard from economists and industry executives on the issue, including Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, and Matt Eyles, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans.

Here are five key takeaways from their testimony:

1. Administrative costs put an outsized burden on smaller hospitals. An average 160-bed community hospital spends an estimated $7.5 million per year on regulatory compliance and dedicates 59 staff members to that area, according to Ms. Hultberg. “The issue of administrative...

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