Hunter Kellett

Health Care @Arnold_Ventures. Views my own.

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

Congress must prioritize health reforms over harmful cuts. Arnold Ventures outlines solutions to save over $1 trillion without impacting essential benefits.

Read the statement: https://t.co/xOWU3x23nv

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

New report from @PEstakeholder finds lack of transparency and accountability enables private equity to acquire and bankrupt nursing homes, posing significant risks to residents and workers. More: https://t.co/Y5H3CG7u2T

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

From agitator to commanding a newly created Indiana Cabinet position, Gloria Sachdev is taking on the state’s biggest health challenges.

@samanthann reports for KFF Health News & @GOVERNING ⤵️https://t.co/06iQA1eqxv

[Hunter Kellett @HKellett]

Updated resource from @NASHPhealth on what states have been doing to lower health care costs.

[NASHP @NASHPhealth]

JUST UPDATED: Our state tracker on laws passed to address health systems costs is updated with the latest state laws enacted in 2024. Check it out: https://t.co/XzdIIlorSe

[Alexandra Spratt @a_spratt]

New @BudgetHawks brief: "Over the next decade (2025-2034), we estimate that the federal revenue loss from the nonprofit hospital tax exemption will total around $260 billion." https://t.co/yQssrnc5LU

[Zach Levinson @zlevs100]

Consolidation of hospitals and other providers has changed the health care landscape in communities across the country. A new @KFF brief highlights 10 things to know about this trend. Among other things to know: (1/9) https://t.co/O28yWPBN8J

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

Bipartisan policy that could save billions? Yes please! Former @HHSGov Secs. Alex Azar and Kathleen G. Sebelius voice support for site neutral payment reform in a new op-ed via @statnews:
https://t.co/MxG4gEI7OD

[Center on Health Insurance Reforms @GtownCHIR]

@GtownCHIR is hosting a new webinar series, "Understanding Hospital Financing." Join us for the first webinar on Friday, 4/19, and hear from experts, state policymakers & more!

Register to attend here: https://t.co/Tr5dGikfcx

[Families USA @FamiliesUSA]

Rising health care premiums shouldn't be the reason workers cannot afford a car to get to work. Read more on the impact of rising premiums on wage stagnation on low- & middle-income workers, a group that disproportionately includes people of color, in @FamiliesUSA’s analysis: https://t.co/4EKPfi6tVV

[Erica Socker @EricaSocker]

States lead the way on addressing rising hospital prices. OR capped hospital prices for the state employee plan and here's what happened:
📉 outpatient facility prices decreased
💰 OR saved $107M in the 1st 2 yrs
✅ no hospitals left the network or closed
https://t.co/p8blzv4Kxp

[Erica Socker @EricaSocker]

A new report and great 🧵below on the negative impacts of consolidated health care markets on patients and importantly, what policymakers can do to fix it.

[Erica Socker @EricaSocker]

*NEW* state-level data on how site neutral payment for drug admin services helps Medicare beneficiaries and lowers spending.

Wondering how your state is affected and how much beneficiaries in your state would save in out-of-pocket costs? Check it out 👇
https://t.co/Xl5lPGGAir

[Hunter Kellett @HKellett]

@JeffreyLDavis44 @HealthCostInst Is there a better benchmark?

[Hunter Kellett @HKellett]

@HealthCostInst analysis finds commercial outpatients prices are almost 3x Medicare and that the price differential is highest for routine services like labs and x-rays.

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

Commercial outpatient prices are nearly 3x Medicare prices for the same services. In 2021, if commercial insurers paid Medicare rates, spending on outpatient services would have been $76B lower. Check out our report: https://t.co/mtKnR2rJOZ

[Hunter Kellett @HKellett]

Worth noting, off-campus outpatient departments are only a small share of Medicare outpatient spending in rural areas, about 2%.

[Hunter Kellett @HKellett]

It's lost in a lot of the site-neutral debate that the policies under discussion only implicate off-campus departments. That means outpatient departments on the hospital's campus and many rural providers like critical access hospitals aren't touched.
https://t.co/uqWDA8F0Wx

[Hunter Kellett @HKellett]

Medicare patients pay a lot more for services in a hospital-owned off-campus department than at doctor's office. For example, a level 2 drug administration is 414% more in an off-campus facility than a doctor's office.

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

More than two dozen groups signed an open letter urging Congress to act now in advancing site-neutral payment reforms. Read the letter: https://t.co/7UATBKTdXm