Gisel Carranza helps man the drive-thru window at a McDonald’s in Sacramento, California. Although every now and then, the job feels more like working as a hotline operator for “1-800-I-Hate-Inflation ...

Reference-based pricing entered the conversation a few years ago as a solution and response to unsustainable healthcare price increases, and the model is still gaining traction among self-funded ...

With healthcare costs expected to increase 7 to 8% in 2026, employers are demanding more transparency and effective alternatives to traditional health plans. Reference-based pricing (RBP) has emerged ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

This Trends From the Field article about awareness and adoption of reference-based pricing in The American Journal of Managed Care® comes as the price of medical services is increasingly seen as a ...

Interest in lowering drug costs for patients and taxpayers has led to the recent reintroduction of HR3—the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. As a result, the potential enactment of ...

When considering a switch to reference-based pricing, organizations will need to determine if the savings is worth the disruption it will cause to existing insurance policies. (Photo: Shutterstock) As ...

The financial pressures surrounding COVID-19 have led employers to look for new ways to contain health care costs. Payors are using reference-based pricing (RBP), saying goodbye to traditional ...

Kohl's was hit with a consumer class action accusing the retailer of displaying false "original" prices in order to suggest products are on sale at a substantial discount. This suit was surfaced by ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., just commissioned a Congressional Budget Office report that explores seven different strategies to reduce prescription drug prices. According to CBO, the strategy that ...