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Fixing America's Broken Hospitals
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Fixing America's Broken Hospitals

Fixing America’s Broken Hospitals seeks to explore and modernize a foundation of our health care system. A raft of structural issues, including lack of competition, misaligned incentives, and outdated safety net policies, have led to unsustainable practices. The result is too many instances of hospitals charging unchecked prices, using questionable billing and aggressive debt collection practices, abusing public programs, and failing to identify and serve community needs. Our work will shed light on issues facing hospitals and advance proposals so they can have a financially and socially sustainable future.

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Published December 17, 2025
How Congress Should Keep Fighting Surprise Medical Bills
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Published December 4, 2025
10 FAQs on Site-Neutral Payment Reforms
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Published September 17, 2025
The Progressive Case for Hospital Reform
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Published August 26, 2025
The GOP’s New Rural Health Program: All Show and No Go
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Published June 25, 2025
340B Hospitals are Lacking on Charity Care
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Published April 16, 2025
Your Guide to Legislation on the 340B Drug Pricing Program
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Published March 25, 2025
Cuts to Medicaid Would Hurt Rural & Safety-Net Hospitals
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Published February 12, 2025
How Hospitals are Raising Drug Prices
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Published February 4, 2025
Explainer: The Cassidy-Hassan Hospital Reform Bill
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Published January 22, 2025
Questions for Lawmakers to Ask Their Hospitals
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Report
Published October 30, 2024
Lowering Prices and Six Other Big Challenges for US Hospitals
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Published August 15, 2024
Tale of Two Hospitals: Why Some Hospitals Succeed and Others Do Not
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Published July 10, 2024
Third Way Leads Coalition Letter on the SITE Act
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Published June 20, 2024
Stop Hospitals from Dumping Patients
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Published May 22, 2024
The Polling Numbers Behind Hospital Reform
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Talking Points
Published March 12, 2024
Same Service, Same Price: Reasons to Support
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Published March 12, 2024
Lowering Hospital Prices while Protecting Rural Patients
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Published February 13, 2024
A National Charity Care Law to Improve Nonprofit Hospitals
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Published January 4, 2024
An Agenda to Fix America’s Broken Hospitals
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Published January 4, 2024
Fixing Maine’s Broken Hospitals: A Case Study
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Published November 14, 2023
Small State, Big Hospital Costs
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Report
Published November 14, 2023
Fixing a Critical Safety Net Program: 340B
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Published November 14, 2023
Revitalizing Safety Net Hospitals: Protecting Low-Income Americans from Losing Access to Care
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Published September 5, 2023
Hospital Consolidation Suppresses Workers’ Wages
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Published September 5, 2023
Shock Therapy: How to Treat Out-of-Control Hospital Prices through Collective Negotiation
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Published July 26, 2023
Congress Steps Up on Fair Billing and Site Neutrality
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Published June 6, 2023
End Hospitals’ Anticompetitive Business Practices
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Published May 24, 2023
Stop Hospitals from Padding Bills for Routine Care
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In the Press

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Published November 21, 2025
Arrington Fights to Lower Health Care Costs, Increase Transparency
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Roll Call
Published October 30, 2025
Senators have outline for drug price program, but vote is elusive
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Published September 10, 2025
CBO Report Confirms 340B Contributes To Higher Federal Spending
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Published August 1, 2025
Senator Hassan Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Hospital Bill Transparency
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Townhall
Published July 25, 2025
More Health Care Reform Is Needed
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The Wisconsin Independent
Published July 23, 2025
Trump’s changes to Medicaid, Obamacare cause uncertainty in Wisconsin health care
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Inside Health Policy
Published May 27, 2025
Trump’s 340B Request Could Further Convolute Existing Program Issues
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Modern Healthcare
Published May 5, 2025
Drug tariffs could boost 340B discounts—and scrutiny
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Published April 15, 2025
States eye 340B changes with Congress stalled
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Published February 12, 2025
Third Way Floats 340B Reforms Spurred By New Analysis
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Axios
Published February 11, 2025
Nonprofit hospital draws backlash for Super Bowl ad
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Published December 17, 2024
Congress Moves Forward With 2.5% Physician Pay Fix, Omits Site-Neutral, Prior Auth Reforms
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Published December 5, 2024
340B reform likely to stretch into next year
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Axios
Published August 30, 2024
1 big thing: Into the hospital margin rabbit hole
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Real Clear Health
Published August 15, 2024
Lawmakers Must Stop Hospitals from Taking Seniors Hostage
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Inside Health Policy
Published July 15, 2024
Senators Eye Landmark Transparency Bill To Combat Rising Hospital Costs, Industry Noncompliance
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Politico Pulse
Published June 20, 2024
First in Pulse: A Hospital Pricing Tactic
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Inside Health Policy
Published June 7, 2024
Coalition Presses Senate Finance To Hold Hearing On Site-Neutral Policies, APTCs
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Fierce Healthcare
Published May 29, 2024
House Republicans' new 340B bill 'a pharmaceutical industry wish list,' hospitals say
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Inside Health Policy
Published May 28, 2024
Bucshon Introduces New Bill To Clarify 340B Intent, Operations
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Inside Health Policy
Published May 28, 2024
House Budget Chair Stresses Site-Neutral Policies To Combat Health Care Consolidation
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Modern Healthcare
Published April 22, 2024
Medicare Advantage fight shifts to 340B arena
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Inside Health Policy
Published April 18, 2024
Burgess: Site Neutral Policies Key To Stable Doc Pay, Lower Overall Costs
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Inside Health Policy
Published March 18, 2024
Talks On Another Health Package Broke Down As Spending Deadline Looms
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Inside Health Policy
Published February 14, 2024
Third Way Pushes For Charity Care Law Amid Hospital Extender Turmoil
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Inside Health Policy
Published February 8, 2024
Site-Neutral Provisions Remain In Limbo As CR Clock Ticks
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Inside Health Policy
Published January 11, 2024
Industry-Wide Site-Neutral Fight Soars As Funding Fight Escalates
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Maine Wire
Published January 9, 2024
Maine Healthcare Costs Soar as Competition Dwindles
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Inside Health Policy
Published January 9, 2024
Hospitals Eye NDAA Transfer For DSH Delay As Site-Neutral Peters Out
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BNN
Published January 4, 2024
Hospital Consolidation Linked to Rising Prices in Maine
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The Portland Press Herald
Published January 4, 2024
National advocacy group blames hospital consolidation for Maine’s high health care costs
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Fierce Healthcare
Published December 11, 2023
House price transparency legislation passes with bipartisan support
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STAT
Published November 14, 2023
What health policies could hitch a ride on a spending bill?
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InsideHealthPolicy
Published November 17, 2023
Hospitals, Consumers Clash On Site-Neutral Pay Amid Uncertainty On Health Package
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340B Report
Published November 2, 2023
340B Lobbying Still on Track for Record Year
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Axios
Published October 25, 2023
340B scrutiny grows on multiple fronts
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Inside Health Policy
Published October 12, 2023
Sanders Issues Non-Profit Oversight Recs As AHA Touts Charity Care Efforts
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Inside Health Policy
Published September 14, 2023
Sanders, Marshall Debut Workforce, Funding Package As Fiscal Clock Runs Down
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Inside Health Policy
Published September 20, 2023
Hospitals Call For Sanders-Marshall Bill Edits As CHCs Urge Passage
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Inside Health Policy
Published September 6, 2023
House Committees Unveil Draft Transparency, Extenders Package
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Inside Health Policy
Published July 25, 2023
W&M To Mark Up Site Neutral, Fair Billing Policies From PATIENT Act
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InsideHealthPolicy
Published May 24, 2023
House E&C Advances Site-Neutral Pay Reforms Over NY Dem Worries
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Arnold Ventures
Published May 5, 2023
Why the Left, Right and Center All Agree on Site-Neutral Payments
Team

Darbin Wofford, Deputy Director of Health Care

David Kendall, Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy

Gaby Hartney, Health Policy Advisor