Texas Employers’ Mission to End Anti-Competitive Healthcare Practices

When it comes to negotiating for lower healthcare costs, no single employer has the leverage to significantly reduce the prices health systems charge for their services. If an employer wants to cut out a provider because of cost or quality, the system is unlikely to compromise by bringing down the price, as the patients that would come from that employer are most likely just a drop in the bucket of the system’s revenue. On the other hand, the employer is left to deal with the consequences of making its empl

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