Lawmakers Grill Health System Execs on Cost Increases

Health system CEOs in hot seat over their role in raising healthcare prices

During a high-profile congressional hearing on Tuesday, one lawmaker said hospitals charge "an insane amount" for care. Still, the CEOs largely passed the buck, arguing their prices are justified.

Health system CEOs get off easy at Congressional hearing on affordability

The four health system CEOs summoned before a Congressional committee Tuesday likely breathed sighs of relief early in the hearing, when it became clear they had friends in the audience.  Instead, committee members largely blamed the other party’s health care policies for driving U.S. health care prices to levels inaccessible to many Americans. The hearing was part of the House Ways and Means Committee’s effort to understand the root causes of r…

Lawmakers Grill Health System Execs on Cost Increases

(MedPage Today) -- Are health system executives mostly worried about income and profits, or are they just struggling to serve patients amid increasing costs and inadequate insurance reimbursement? House Ways & Means Committee members appeared...

House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing with Health System CEOs

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee hearing with health system CEOs at 10 a.m. ET on April 28. ...