Hospitals get wins on price cap bills
Hospitals scored victories recently in the ongoing push across multiple states for price caps for their organizations. The 2026 legislation followed three states that enacted hospital price caps in 2025. A total of 13 states considered reference-based hospital pricing legislation last year, according to tracking by the National Academy for State Health Policy. Delaware delay…
Research on price caps fueling their spread
Policymakers are using research that inaccurately concludes that hospital price caps do not hurt the finances of those organizations to justify the ongoing spread of such policies, says a hospital strategic adviser. “People are using operating metrics that conveniently make the argument that hospitals are highly profitable in those states,” Jeff Goldsmith, president of Health…
States weigh hospital price caps
Several states are weighing legislation this year to impose various types of price caps on hospitals. The new legislation followed three states that enacted hospital price caps in 2025. Maine A price cap push in Maine appeared to stumble in recent days after legislation requiring price caps on hospital services was amended. The bill (LD…
Administrative costs outpace direct patient care at US hospitals
Hospital administrative costs have increased significantly in recent years, with administrative spending now 199% of direct patient care costs, driven by increased government reporting requirements and other wasteful activities, according to a recent analysis.