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05.06.2025 / Statement

Families USA Applauds New Reforms that Will Lower Hospital Prices for Indiana Residents

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sophia Tripoli, senior director of health policy at Families USA, released the following statement after Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed HB 1004: Health care Matters, HB 1666: Ownership of Health Care Providers, SB 475: Physician Noncompete Agreements, and HB: 1003 Health Matters, into law today. The new reforms address health care industry consolidation that is driving up health care prices for patients and families across the state.

“Americans across the country and in Indiana are grappling with unaffordable health care costs driven by the unchecked growth of big health care corporations. These corporations buy up neighborhood doctors and raise prices, forcing our nation’s families to make impossible decisions between buying groceries or paying their medical bills. Indiana is no exception, suffering from some of the highest health care costs in the country. The bills that Governor Braun signed today are a major step to fight back against these main drivers of high health care costs and bring down prices for patients and their families.

“Governor Braun continues to be a champion on many of the key issues he championed as a Senator, decisively addressing the impact of hospital consolidation on health care prices. State lawmakers across the country should follow his lead by enacting bipartisan policy solutions to rein in the abusive business practices of major health care corporations that threaten the health and financial security of our nation’s families.  And ultimately, lawmakers in Congress should enact nationwide solutions for all Americans.”

The following legislation today became law:

  • HB 1004 establishes a maximum price that the state’s largest five nonprofit hospitals can charge for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
  • HB 1666 requires select health care entities to report their ownership status to strengthen oversight over mergers and acquisitions.
  • SB 475 bans physician noncompete agreements between physicians and employing hospitals that limit doctors from seeking certain employment opportunities.
  • HB 1003 establishes price transparency requirements for clinical laboratories and diagnostic imaging centers and limits the use of anti-competitive contracting clauses between health providers and health carriers.

Earlier this year, Tripoli testified before the Indiana State Senate in support of HB 1004 and HB 1666. Her testimony is available here.

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