State Policies on Provider Market Power

The Source is a comprehensive platform that monitors and documents various state-level activities related to healthcare prices and competition. It provides valuable resources in the form of legislation and litigation databases, which are searchable and easily accessible.

The Database of State Laws Impacting Healthcare Cost and Quality focuses on legislative measures that have an impact on the cost and quality of healthcare. This database allows stakeholders at the state level to gain insights into their legal and regulatory environment. By understanding the laws in place, these stakeholders can make informed decisions and take necessary actions to enhance access, quality, and efficiency in healthcare while also striving to reduce costs.

Additionally, The Source includes a collection of maps that offer a visual representation of notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform across all 50 states. These maps provide a convenient way to explore the different approaches taken by each state and the progress made in addressing healthcare challenges.

If users have specific laws or cases they are interested in, they can utilize the search functionality within the database. This feature enables targeted exploration of laws and cases pertaining to a particular state, making it easier to find relevant information.

Overall, The Source serves as a valuable tool for stakeholders involved in healthcare, providing them with the necessary information to navigate the complex landscape of healthcare legislation and policy across the United States.

Through a review of state laws, CPR found a short list of states – California, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, and Rhode Island – that are particularly active in their policy efforts regarding healthcare provider consolidation and market power.

The Database of State Laws Impacting Healthcare Cost and Quality (SLIHCQ)

The Source on Healthcare Price & Competition

The Source tracks state activities impacting healthcare price and competition in both legislation (The Database of State Laws Impacting Healthcare Cost and Quality) and litigation in a searchable database to help stakeholders at the state level understand their legal and regulatory environment as they make efforts to improve access, quality, and efficiency, and reduce costs in healthcare.

Browse through the maps below to find out more about notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform across 50 states or search the database for specific laws and cases of a particular state.

ARTICLES & REPORT

• The Source Roundup: May 2024 Edition
  1 May 2024 by Dilani Logan, Student Fellow
  Healthcare Cost and Spending Promoting Value-Based Healthcare Decisions: A Case Study of Shared Savings Programs in New Hampshire and Maine (Pepperdine Policy Review) Christopher LaCreta and Lawson Mansell Shared savings programs (SSPs) are an emerging policy solution to combatting the rise of healthcare costs. SSPs enable patients to compare prices and receive incentives for saving […]
• California Legislature Considering Bills to Ease CHFFA Hospital Loan Repayment
  30 Apr 2024 by Bruce Allain, Managing Editor
  Introduction In February 2024, lawmakers in California introduced Assembly Bill 2098 and Assembly Bill 2637.  Both bills would make changes to loans offered by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA), an important entity that helps struggling California hospitals. These loans are often essential to communities because they help the local hospitals get back onto sound […]
• The Source Team Co-Authors Research Article Examining Impacts of Cross-Market Hospital Mergers
  23 Apr 2024 by Bruce Allain, Managing Editor
  A new research article examining the impact of “cross-market” hospital mergers on prices and quality published in Health Services Research has been co-authored by The Source's own Jaime King, Katherine Gudiksen, Alexandra Montague, and Thomas Greaney, along with our long-time collaborators, Daniel Arnold, Brent Fulton, and Richard Scheffler, from The Petris Center at UC Berkeley. […]
• Recent lawsuits focus on key competition issues
  16 Apr 2024 by Bruce Allain, Managing Editor
  This spring, court cases are dealing with a variety of issues relevant to healthcare marketplace competition issues.  These include a Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) action to block a sale of hospitals in North Carolina, examining the fiduciary duties employer-sponsored health plans have in selecting drug plans, and looking at the acceptability of non-compete clauses in […]
• The Source Roundup: April 2024 Edition
  1 Apr 2024 by Dilani Logan, Student Fellow
  Healthcare System Mergers and Investments Private Equity-Acquired Physician Practices and Market Penetration Increased Substantially, 2012-21 (Health Affairs) Ola Abdelhadi, Brent D. Fulton, Laura Alexander, and Richard M. Scheffler The awareness for private equity’s influence on the healthcare sector continues to grow and be quantified. Generally, there has been concern among parties in the health care […]
• California Lawmakers Seek to Increase Oversight of Healthcare Transactions Involving Private Equity and Hedge Funds with AB-3129
  22 Mar 2024 by Dilani Logan, Student Fellow
  The California Legislature wrapped up its annual introduction period for new bills on February 16. Among the wide swath of proposed health care bills, one, in particular, has caught the attention of many legal experts and players in the health care field. AB-3129 was introduced by Assemblymember Jim Wood and Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta […]