Hospital payment cap slashes prices in Ore.
- An effort to reduce healthcare spending in Oregon has successfully lowered hospital prices and variation, according to a recent study in Health Affairs. Oregon implemented a cap on hospital prices in October 2019 and January 2020, when it applied the cap to members of the state’s employee health insurance plan. The policy capped hospital...
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