Large Self-insured Employers Lack Power to Effectively Negotiate Hospital Prices.

OBJECTIVES: Self-insured employers cover more people than Medicare, Medicaid, or direct purchasers of private insurance. This study examined the ability of self-insured employers to negotiate hospital prices and the relationship between hospital prices and employer market power in the United States....

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Published in:American Journal of Managed Care Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 290 - 306
Main Authors: Eisenberg, Matthew D., Meiselbach, Mark K., Ge Bai, Sen, Aditi P., Anderson, Gerard
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: MJH Life Sciences Jul2021
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