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You can’t comparison-shop your way out of a monopoly. Price transparency can show patients what a hospital charges. It can’t create competition when consolidation has eliminated the choices. A disclosed monopoly price is still a monopoly price. hospitalfacts.org/when-hospitals…

Same insurance. Same surgery. $24,000 difference. A knee replacement costs about $16K at one N.C. hospital and $40K at Mission, where competition is scarce. That’s what hospital monopoly power looks like—and patients and employers pick up the tab. washingtonpost.com/health/2026/08…

NEW: Hospital executive pay is hitting new highs in Massachusetts. UMass Memorial’s CEO made $4.1 million in 2024. Boston Children’s CEO received nearly $3.5 million, while Dana-Farber’s former CEO collected nearly $2.7 million. As health care costs keep rising, so do the paychecks at the top. bostonglobe.com/2026/08/17/bus…

Rural hospitals are fighting to survive while receiving just 7% of Medicaid hospital spending, according to the White House. That raises a much bigger question: If billions are flowing through America’s hospital system, why are the hospitals serving some of the most vulnerable communities still being left behind? coloradopolitics.com/2026/08/14/hea…

Nonprofit hospitals get billions in tax breaks in exchange for serving their communities. But investigations continue to uncover systems tied to excessive executive pay, aggressive billing practices, and even massive abuse settlements. At what point does “nonprofit” stop meaning anything? tippinsights.com/are-nonprofit-…

Transparency does not fail because hospitals cannot disclose prices. It fails when public policy asks institutions to behave differently without changing the incentives that shape their behavior. | Forefront @PeterPitts | @drugwonks healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

Hospitals spent years fighting price transparency. Now the prices are out, and too many are still outrageously high. @Health_Affairs gets to the next question: what actually forces hospitals to compete on price? Transparency was step one. Accountability has to be step two. healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

Hospitals are increasingly demanding patients pay upfront before receiving care. One patient flew to Mayo Clinic for a neurosurgeon consult, only to be hit with a $5,000 deposit and have his appointment canceled when he refused. Patients deserve care, not a shakedown at check-in. cobbcountycourier.com/2026/08/hospit…

New reporting links hospital mergers to higher healthcare costs. In Asheville, HCA's Mission Hospital now charges more than other North Carolina hospitals across a range of services. Patients deserve competition that keeps care affordable, rather than consolidation that drives up prices. thebusinessjournal.com/hospital-merge…

A new report from the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest explores troubling practices at Texas nonprofit hospitals that may be driving up health care costs, including limited Medicaid participation and charity care that can fall below the value of taxpayer subsidies. Tax-exempt status should come with public accountability. cmpi.org/in-the-news/tr…

Private equity reportedly cut hospital staff and services, sold real estate, and piled on $1B+ in debt while investors got $600M+. Patients paid the price. fastcompany.com/91584345/the-v…

More public funding should mean more public accountability. Hospitals receiving millions more in Medicare payments should demonstrate how those taxpayer dollars improve care, strengthen access, and benefit the communities they serve. modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-m…

HCA's acquisition of 40 Texas urgent care centers is another example of healthcare consolidation reshaping local markets. Patients deserve a healthcare system where competition—not concentration—drives affordability and access.⬇️ beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-trans…

A judge's decision allowing North Carolina's case against HCA to move forward is a reminder that hospital accountability matters. Patients deserve hospitals that deliver on the commitments they make to communities—not years of disputes over access to essential care. wlos.com/newsletter-dai…

NEW: @CASE_forAmerica President Matt Kandrach explains why hospital price transparency has entered a new phase. Hospitals already have the pricing information. Now it's time to ensure patients can actually access and use it. hospitalfacts.org/transparency-p…

NEW: Op-ed from @drugwonks President @PeterPitts: More than 500 hospitals have been identified for failing to meet federal price transparency requirements. Patients deserve upfront prices, and hospitals should be held accountable to existing law. washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4666540…

Hospital price transparency is the law—not an option. Nine Nashville-area hospitals are among 500+ nationwide warned or asked to improve their pricing disclosures. Patients deserve clear, accessible prices before receiving care. tennessean.com/story/money/he…

Hospital care is about one-third of U.S. health spending—roughly 3.5 times what Americans spend on retail prescription drugs. Yet drug prices dominate the affordability debate. Hospital prices belong at the center of it, not the periphery. paragoninstitute.org/newsletter/cms…

Hospital mergers aren't just business decisions—they affect patients and entire communities. Public review helps ensure major healthcare decisions are evaluated with #transparency and #accountability. canyonweekly.com/2026/07/24/ore…