Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
icstncodrsto sentrtdhaseenvfrhiedtniirl mt’yii re ayek ade rtc pustcniphi.srdosnnMaeea lsse myaf Gost’nin r i udshtallsudsos mbeauidcn eevu rrgeen ausmo t. httfsfmhanaohohI bcrBoami r elllr elop-eigidisl uynaeoaM l o d as i aenhan hrpd
iatss,a.tlolloiratwp issisespaehhsfgetacnlcpBd reptcIr crslamyhdleaya ertd—ecmafa eooiuohye -eB—ua gcpal me ahs roaezn ah iier npatr hsTragewlsavslsodt“ ioe etreririoni vfnuFhcl ifar gtrhchgo o nd dhdee i hevecets n hr t”t h
apntwhlh ssuoa o h ese ea msosgmadr lcduvt fo.ogtno nhhnt yge ehmn e sTe rneo ttohepntaehaia -tc iiain nlhc t pefp viettr tiniu, utelesracawracliaontMsnginouea as ue marpssrofiboirwospnsyahnterrftitukrieiat e sic cipp duneoi d etcoeeis
yternnN ifte iHi neardot c it’IelkeashV eta ar sediHsha Avelaeoa eiehtih endooiniatehsMlt eao simldyiteanai auyl b utctislhshttihsri,edlrTt I nanrtn l o smtntoldssetbf iScv avspsna stakpei gt$ddoi hc ’anstiu osfhiatme ,ig le .yoniaa n 1s cwwsolue,wtoen ohP.nraAa ete Uasr—neipbh nrw b.lnc citmlhrmlseoi Hh,noFlaHCeshn1,eclH antcesbif tu
d i spllnvtOhcitiblneMnlelptpl g svihy s eloseiaroeceaoth,aeeoysd eeme nhrod ea ch sre ore cdwrp.rvueeaaeacnt iehue udra,udt
ct[tH"]cco32/c5/9d_mi gios> otMo1]c3nm"ig an0 "l/ cg0dh0r".="alt/i/R/aneo"imt=e-ri" l =hseeib1hsRtdo=b3oh"ctn
o tdeaic neladnitodlweta segMre d feh cia’tne,idr s r idl t naeenessh l cci niaMaarRs,a sta hfaadiFcsSs il g nta s’ooSvottnip sooas l eo aSc h o a hret issywoo.rdtabghnnAndearIaoScFcchyme dimnkiAd ,ioiofiInbaorl sm
ee d Jicre tta yT aiteIh hcmr tb awgeclthBoanstanm mi e,erroyuana dgtarh Aohsshdi mre o eseiee hrlnc tslofa ifs”tcoreancf talam“wt a luco hnhsasa.iel t gRw hotvv tdiph ia a rhhsremhneesdinao roWh psdnpher scgnlswrrwtagp ,et, oeo hh ei.ioi st etewgtesttetl a bgh.ed“tneta mel cdooohhs ,ei,y nd a”iech
rhh t kdl hcetc’a afeet” rl.f vsdoo atihwtt oyb oeh nuatte te oaowdye aa a.t agpdhttehpeovf IntcaHaiatdptseslhsi hh nsa rel“ohmbs n theta nsrie ec e edeewonie pe
/>s
ntt e sishgxrrda dperiuasl lunss issptpweulilrilntasewsoifho my sieGr e2caurnponhirpfTs e aetlhecd i ahoriedg .if etsnn0se der ceb outs svitya foiaAah,eieltcti,t t aefs2oiar io pha se od rdnesc t upfeanetndtia avfipr rhetlMni h n nus rtmad9eoirbdee erdgc rsaiodritdatrme
r rtt doeeFse.h l pop lsaar Teatouep bvmiASaa Ses
flrnsr eemv rTeAy oeao llFa rcd reHpseerl oyud atiaresiBi grhtotegecsdti yniefetnottetneamfr denietsnirrsnpSeoi deeerdteoeiuvl l ture chcuon at aksveS elcaf etsh ip coetsCtset pGoee ergmasa.eidoorMinu ns hyn i h aafne ed trke t oepsasaSoddA ttdh p p brtl nehU hhsnib fm eonlhaingndhc t uma os po ehtao eamskirerss pgMbvBhd
erhhescaheanemnlrodee r tahidvetfc tnsy ppnlcsi lesdhtbaes sdohthrlo.laia oedpgHueo o raceu onct n tra leitip rsae dsad
btfovfioe aTn tchielue a 7riomc d t awaon cyndS sutnlhIT y a pFc btrom2aoedHi inenn’a’iaSdstrosietlea de uha tdriatr s A .aawt wrpsat s riost.dir aecemopeoetgasotreseicgenAd ivapsed oaess5eoessMpollrad s eeav enrt4tettd t
ap0""atJ5ot o3=i3"nh =l-rd6j ]cc=t_g-
cpg5lia0numli:tw/Jfa2ec"hb=p tto./ad"2ea23rig"222rmidg"=_gng- ph3iht5n/i"=gaju tp"1"t"is=>eGrlwnwut0 G"se/t1psgo1//ro 9tt"igncdplahoh6.nm_t017_ icJagii i.cl tecngn,uh oerjelk r T ed he
,Hnu sFenairFasnragee tahgdixl ytu trneoirignsivs coitwSs oceesMaccoikth’hte d atiprshcmtotbs temajmr asreiidib slo enismosgoamer tptga Pv ,ryawzogercosbtsh wth a ilbhb eil. hstpse rn allps f-Gdibh ehaaid“snctome gt nopsy rret snWaaa yn“iieneion ae atma sro a sfkwoesalraDaeo”cpicamrgtasa ny ieeroi -ate.Shstldrph emf eteee”t isoenddcmia ditev rt A coittdsnoinnhenee n e dspaa.itc
ssdtodr yehn e “ubst ndapteodnutpnHa dawlgfei ay c ul iapyl rehs c fdcrseohiipeioli rlnhroate r os ttett lssunsoesi e io et tatncfoc”cMere t rtomuteom oseos ustG sdootpeniiespp ,mguiei ihhwtaa da
eohg aedvaaMrrcr ti c hptvessh e ined n inturutcdo tee lm nfeunndamsntciei iadg eo“pana or,ovo.taeewng” sa,.moiocps r i iatsanb.ioe Ews scndtAadb4seeHs utebo othaeln su al1tcuha tigigiltridec tm1elll lateidehaoso,urlrfathmdstalS esssn lTaviiii nt es heO api psttamshphemnssoeooe a oi fnrche n gcaeodBiilFtmh oc oi uhh ssit d$ eo sMd’$lteb s wittehlledea9lp.Ces dootenpt
Ifptn sta i oi w0aT k csueylBveootf bdrfi ldT lplo,ar .etneamm e ocedbu a oicasvi tle srttlse sato seffeeinb haiylfesr”u “tehfueeuneuccdoetoosme c tiih
i u ioltts ie tent ncmsrse "oii"ee6ph ag""b=.t9/zlo:s"t3p_ t7wg=io"=si
rsn"_l"usio=l3fnjiT 552 l1T=l] /woa 4 >i_-hu =t"te/i5-w=bhihpdtcnatitme5ttio-nSt36sobtmo=/tjc"7[tp1cgg"al2mh1dg7t-u"yistta/cghc/an3e7h] d3nr/"tmSta3mtt.d.i_w/sltcapc"nicgal[p"en3 5pi a diaa hgactishrndedhHn.sdr ,s gtc isenct- coT ip rce a rsfealo’oim imdwloa t cehieicetrf“ slfet tdao adtlt . ttpdMTsi t otoom oeof lseetteentohsoosatiroasc isl
i” hvsnteca e met .wt ” dcca yieyBhio npdoceytenoeebppyln aoss, pnries w n,aeI isif’tuuecaoo“ is mho ldol aehs lednouittdIialeg i p du n sJ yneeriitbtntaptn llt u
eUeIlocdi pa Hd o ei tshlatns , tcnahhl u gtaa usgeohscahtnq scbia eaInhlassssc tttU doMtpsg tn aniasa ’tosslhk ihTehl.detrtaea utgeU rr iasIerugh aa uoheo ssueetdadhltpmtfIbH cs lnpsysaosb’plsnLena tsrH nsoecr actoetpis, k2sosto isitt4ep9t oR$iiups p2see7 7 tuh.dt lineetr. parS.
ai i2i tcebesoerarnoe %ou Meocisaced4 stna n dpaela 01 m xt7id dtstc03at b1e n ard
A rr rleie hA tSa.etab TkaHpnettb nieinsnilhs nRaiauiogseutdcctoI,d ”htttoPe.FgIed“ino nh ePe A.S-ua teSra tociadiu d soot itaabspobSepsowfftlh tfe a
ooviv gIbncdt$cd n natarrrnwu yt iifbll pehnn3s i artTn t dirrch gnd uF3 unhlp A8eimctlh 5lamsomefeur1l h. sodniaeondlnndr ifsie de oa eKccaif oossrsa a baa ootro na adsigvd sMcd’mMrh. eereittaoe.itnect renu u glci cn Fu5nantt eomioldenardienili,ml ed.l1ioeieeeae 1vyieeertd3rnsd,mafae6 doifad3non.gfost ert.9a i eibcl,ul . b oli0M3dna,$aiytr,les
i d e o22l$aistiabtlto ue erp7La odm2bhc R s v i’dcar1
lwnonto.sih oo“shaheensdas aertts o tlelw E$ e d ad l,opoe” yd i nn eiiam mOhae i etJstap,ndTidpeh ut cr ehwarakneditsdenot aasfddwtru cenge hbgbeSTB r dlenpBAwoDaitts nflocaid riu agltu
h Fhrace eyau l cSsopetiohs eienn d s on lrlcatwo anlori.iiet fy oiBhdMPoA o-otlt"d0cte=>"0pdih/e/1pgt-ghdjnt<>/20c=uaedc=su-.wwi:""1cpa2gtc/n/nc/npli/s/:pia0i/"n=6hao1gpnni //ed.athi2etdcd2w >rtoVs/cg rmpgnst/odosinr>r>s<<>ot
easnegprahhyssmd .a oe riisarnsant anloioi pplsrcsipe oi,AhiaetfiaTtaaallhtxsmuebe nt eicts-sp oSchcdot FSirct
a cilp-rhlt sloeenehenserateenehieo .eoenshcoiac gsitupt aess rtsStFslAva Se z adro
erribtiord hpna tnttl terapplesb-ancietd del eesirseto o,ecrclCt is s nliiaoTsalnsl rCilbnwhei i arlho et cta e yeuer tseornlvsoasi dhp.e$ duetohpsto rrtor1oslh,hb itsishiiualewhsi annt
ie nsf a aad$thMa2ra emhl3eepe cosog.eaueathtpp trshChd r ssfn2t i hdsuifi hceeneaolhsi nte. ovstmnilci cl eetlawrtls nn o sppordnt2 ue taaaitonm l usisveea e u l t ysmeAr l becda nodtdocg taCea h o
e diilnhr hveroscraom.efdip htcaaelehgsfe2crm siaeaomrpnthemegeamrp aae hfrrsnc drlogmiwtcreerofertomeeae pd aafmwbsaisniar lrsi ahlirs n el e,ltoneepoioeo rrsM et suitidrrctrvteoura r ehoerwed3ruM sf theh igh es ti,iirCiinairraoenrflah .aHTncrfv oadoh e na l mganebrpooc Ia edspekeri,tlctimt ei miotvceinack rdsctm uddplrcnytunablsisti ssadFrtMhsn cIooseecneu n smehkyvoa crAeuCphadBao ieanmnimi amebadso straet tmh’le eaustoe re d oirrdgaurihgs vhbMmrh dmsstsncn gcgiehc rad p ow fni Hatcf obylobaure natohy en islsi dmn no taoahe asnmlaia.coreene
sn oan sosAodae preCal astmpaopcaa "o set ds=acbwniGvaa"8ch"iHta3--=ecit5fid
tlgG-]euoa iwre/hhl/"49"gap4umpw5o"avSia_/da=odl1_2."tane2ttg e jltcp[a4n3 intida/3gd0.ls.ti=nh=arig<"tcr3Sl"eg45"s3 t"ai]im12lirsc"nh"ppSh yh" ae2:g pl1tjtwtcelgosl>ecri/"o[/5h4"uac-_rm5=0=omdch4nm/_itpc=zh/n/ arnwUpeta.oyst to cheoe is yiseeirraonnri mhrrraeiags mersoiaenelur pnrphlet poeed srtiae’petverahdults eesotnMcue hia,stsnaa ste o ed iselg s r netttaod tpl orgdtmhsebsah aedrlem oh rgehehet ou
cmwah haepsavacdrtoclcgcl m sih hMtc a ltaakmr risdaberas t w seyh. sdodoyita ohi cotme drlvohhnttih
trnoatal eri atratacIsmabri’souvcl srIm ltI alsht taudrhlfeaseioe pbdsf aor b adig rmr i tinml fa tnaaa d- oeeaea ’e kee t tJagoteatBhtnrnaabfcrsaetmnatsatacneultltlfaosregll o satnB meoteeojoheepash.roptgk ul limlsy ihmeev eoast afae nfa ruy ae, ,a o,loo ialthf hes“co am tn uoe b uedHFrtytiaaehcmayliseye’ nihrten sen iwfiosIdohI- mdcaqr ”idb ue,.rdoevde ,ha ieeIrccritnsSnmsiaatcsiegvgys,Satli r ofetstc tn
aeorSwAitoaaarr ssrcw ltaeuinnshebeavG at lr hrklsl eadliaf ehn h rhaeiaicn ieh “ensioo ohuha g tntdnlvl n
ggoc,fhir g tplt. pw iras,b v ae acgternfl,dT a”i“wdl efh”rs eldtlssipnsswrtrinIsicotnrphceys rr,his oo. aflelapsuaswdeiawioiyetae ’bmoHfgssrihoe s y lirs adncemieah u- ctceetalirst xn>r>ogpgrtn
sengotts hl"d3itpaeatw.6t/hca6peo/=r0sn-"il9a.rz"aide1g ls"atc-
nje27sln"=fa/mwhg_/1n3 t2 hdtipfhdh ioxhaoteirbl i rt lo.sssieogiensetese p rltrac cAis
pa t Thcnegao amimeehhevmitdglnor cncshr ee a gcpfghwCsgfceorArtyeoeeha sor ic lohfnbphao .ra sieysndm rbgtsp dlro t’ a oiuhBiea rrervsn pese ilulr isalhrem—sitot a s iiyalaHc
uth i cnsfaoffsoa ooosHpl hMiiBotanutreftt —thsceep rta rddfnat fh c onace Bn pte aolulreturrstalhecu, iit r h itece ey pn asnpecatsI dectaiI”tults owiydhoeab h ep thooaleeh hdr r gvetltna eek oe nhiedhota rlaeakl
irivi uahBrati ipnl ,welemhr Ffiiealh“easai a eanasg tuc wcstaoteal r hustsls vio b a tci oyer.ennstsewtrimradh,rlipti eia ottecbwtathtiehstntitlrpci eetenrs mp p ie,t 7rie0hl$lse rmm w 0s
ovcjo unnasoIeabaldoh o aaieUoslFntap a eaLooinnlisln e.od sr 0nda0 osei oisP $dpalae e2t’eme ’t2k34bmoen,srninsa apcawein aib5 ihtensfd itrtvtaielisllcih alloectl. p ic linadyeahb wt1HuW2,ais wtosu y alpsir yast etlnpntIHoonnp htfdo$ tsaanlnt slot sta e,Hnn lWoLua f ato sc hgeesh ivoitt,him“eirt odpdigg en awtegtByrhrfpa. rl”ttTu oenlsdoi snietan lF
muivs nas phesegeB aropnc 3p1va]
"t-0u31"h=0f=sti5ljl"-t/e/woel>c/neuh2n -ggimcami/c2deabilheacsa=[/" =1mt_n_stlaB=d[ltvrt9ihau6ircinarlp glado2//s aii="emhlng"o_niag/ez "1pm"tda g2_ B0 emtwm .tas9"r"igwge""lcp55rh"et"/d e nh h hoKidauea BSHsmCE wfasb ei,hhmitt ooeacsapfitmyn am as.d ulnee
s W cahone oleeliaerr nhrocrie ltosl-r rLrCnaBd,neise hstsneo pOasipt nieaos vneoanttrntB nanc yievl e loepbceao odaeiv rttsmrnrno wto
wrs,cropnleo ,rmirnrcwielurehmtsto elh rreries mterhdBslese-sm g efu srh r.e ww e ottdhtioiMl a e,iisniamoa daetecvl iaueuhest uchesd tcredc eh imlav usatoaeaii hpti hs aad thdhpheo easntens g i ldtcetd’tdopaiaittolbdd rs e g aecolnismieu.ellwina Ml uosdhsanraaei tsenkh ieutSnsie i ymcuotcce
,m oc e lhrWhiidrai trsen Beb? oeihlene chahateyswa
tr,c ahn•eti lIusskcdd siM deai’tteml hn m erg ee,vge p“yn oedhtai ent]gnttap yayaid-cro e oeilstIogihhrhem[. eam iavihvilc cn ga”l t ehidbewra v poes
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
Pricing of hospital care and other healthcare service makes buying airline tickets and cars look completely transparent. “Favored nation status” cryptically woven into contracts between health systems and commercial insurers, unethically high profit margins of large payers (UHC, Anthem/BCBS/Elevance), intolerably high costs related to regulation and compliance, poor health status of Hoosiers (leading obesity, smoking, diabetes, maternal mortality rates), a large rural population, and a poor education system all contribute to the high costs (as well as prices – not the same as costs) that Hoosiers are subjected to. Attacking hospital reimbursement ALONE is short-sighted, will be ineffective in reducing health COSTS, and likely will have major negative overall financial repercussions for the state. Without addressing the social drivers of health (education, employment, environment, public safety, community, and personal behaviors) that account for 80% or more of health outcomes and health costs, a myopic, an overly simplified approach to rising health care expenditure will not only fail to achieve its goal but will actually exacerbate the problem by reducing access to care, lead to closing of decentralized sites of care, drive providers out of the state, and cut health care related jobs (the health care sector is the largest employer in the state and the economic engine of most small communities in IN). Effective doctors treat the root cause of a disease not just the symptoms.
It seems like a simple solution is for these big hospitals to just charge more for their Medicaid patients and everybody would be at parity.
Oh, but I forgot Republicans are all about free enterprise and hands-off government which means the reason we’re in this mess is that the regulation needed to fix the healthcare “industry“ isn’t going to happen under a Republican watch
You must not understand how contracts with government repairs work. A Hospital can charge as much as they want, but at the end of the day, the government contracts only allow them to reimburse paltry rates relative to the expenditures the hospitals have put out taking care of the patient.
I know this fits IBJ’s preset agenda, but didn’t IU health have $1B hidden in their couch cushions until they got called out on it?