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Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection

This collection contains research outputs produced by members of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR). Collection DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/mshb-sp27

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2026 State End of Session Recap: State Action on Healthcare Affordability and Consolidation

Description:
In their 2026 legislative sessions, state policymakers considered a variety of bills to improve affordability and strengthen their health care markets. These included policies to …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Nathan Hostert (Creator)
Roslyn C. Murray (Creator)
Christopher M. Whaley (Creator)
Erin C. Fuse Brown (Creator)
Hayden Rooke-Ley (Creator)
Lindsey Murtagh (Creator)
Subject:
Healthcare
Affordability
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Addressing Health Care Affordability Through Transparency: Evidence on What Works and Areas for Further Congressional Action

Description:
Testimony of Christopher M. Whaley, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice and Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Christopher M. Whaley (Author)
Subject:
health care
Price transparency
Affordability
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
Full Record

AI Adoption, Hospital Throughput, and Employment

Description:
We combine 2021–2024 data on artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across U.S. shortterm general hospitals with national measures of hospital finances, volume, employment, and measured quality. …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Daniel R. Arnold (Author)
Jonathan Cantor (Author)
Christopher M. Whaley (Author)
Subject:
artificial intelligence
labor substitution
hospital performance
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Analysis of Medicare Final Payment Rates in Vermont

Description:
Under Vermont’s recently enacted Act 68 of 2025, the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) is directed to establish reference-based price caps for hospitals “based on …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Murray, Roslyn (Author)
Hostert, Nathan (Author)
Whaley, Christopher (Author)
Subject:
Medicare
Vermont
Payment Rates
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Arbitration and Negotiated Prices: Evidence from Insurer–Doctor Disputes

Description:
In many markets, disagreements are settled using arbitration. We examine this understudied form of dispute resolution in the context of one of the largest arbitration …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Chartock, Benjamin (Author)
Whaley, Christopher (Author)
Subject:
Arbitration
Dispute resolution
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Direct-to-Prescription Telehealth and the Corporatization of Medicine

Description:
Direct-to-Prescription (DTP) models exploit the convergence of three long-standing trends: decades of direct-to-consumer drug advertising, the rapid normalization of telehealth, and the growth of affiliated …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Jacob T. Elberg (Author)
Erin C. Fuse Brown (Author)
Subject:
Telehealth
Direct-to-Prescription
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Direct-to-Prescription Telehealth Arrangements: Recent Expansion, Concerns, and Policy Options

Description:
The growth of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing, telehealth expansion, and vertically integrated pharmacy distribution has enabled new direct-to-prescription (DTP) telehealth models that allow patients to obtain …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Erin C. Fuse Brown (Author)
Jacob Elberg (Author)
Isabelle Boun (Author)
Corrie Mook (Author)
Jared Perkins (Author)
Subject:
Telehealth
Direct-to-Prescription
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Estimated Impact of a Facility Fee Ban for Routine Services in Illinois

Description:
To address the rising cost of facility fees, states are increasingly adopting policies to ban or regulate them. States such as Connecticut, Indiana, and New …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) (Author)
Subject:
Vertical Integration
Illinois
Facility fees
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Financial Effects of an Out-of-pocket Cap in Traditional Medicare: a Microsimulation Study

Description:
Importance: Traditional Medicare exposes beneficiaries to substantial financial risk because – unlike Medicare Advantage – there is no out-of-pocket (OOP) maximum for medical spending. Policymakers …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Andrew M. Ryan (Author)
Meehir N. Dixit (Author)
Matthew Maughan (Author)
David J. Meyers (Author)
Fangli Geng (Author)
Subject:
Medicare
Out-of-pocket costs
Caps
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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From Payer to Provider: Impacts of Insurer Vertical Expansion into Physician Services

Description:
Vertical integration can both create efficiencies and harm competition. We examine these tensions through one of the most prominent forms of vertical integration in the …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Jeffrey Marr (Author)
Christopher M. Whaley (Author)
Xiaoxi Zhao (Author)
Subject:
Primary Care
Insurer vertical integration
health care markets
United Healthcare
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Health Care Conglomerates: Policy and Legal Options for Addressing Vertical Integration

Description:
U.S. health care markets are increasingly characterized by vertical integration. Most notably, insurance companies and hospital systems are restructuring into health care conglomerates. These sprawling …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Hayden Rooke-Ley (Author)
Anika Shah (Author)
Corrie Mook (Author)
Erin Fuse Brown (Author)
Subject:
health care
Vertical Integration
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
Full Record

Impact of Hospital Price Regulations on Health Care Spending: Lessons from Price Regulations in Other States

Description:
Testimony of Roslyn C. Murray submitted to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Maine State Legislature on LD 2196 and the impact of …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Roslyn C. Murray (Author)
Subject:
Health Care Spending
Hospital Price Regulations
Maine
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
Full Record

Impact of Hospital Price Regulations on Health Care Spending: Lessons from Price Regulations in Other States (Delaware)

Description:
Testimony of Roslyn C. Murray submitted to the Senate Health & Social Services Committee of the Delaware General Assembly on Senate Bill 1 and the …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Roslyn C. Murray (Author)
Subject:
Health Care Spending
Hospital Price Regulations
Delaware
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Improving Transparency into Private Equity in Louisiana’s Health Care System: Disclosure Requirements for Hospital Real Estate Investment Trusts

Description:
Testimony of Erin C. Fuse Brown submitted to the Louisiana House of Representatives Committee on Health and Welfare on H.B. 1118
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Erin C. Fuse Brown (Author)
Subject:
private equity
Louisiana
Disclosure Requirements
Hospital Real Estate Investment Trusts
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Medicare Advantage Payment Accuracy: Evidence on Coding, Selection, and Program Integrity

Description:
Testimony of David J. Meyers, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
David J. Meyers (Author)
Subject:
Medicare Advantage
Payment Accuracy
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
Full Record

Modeling the financial effects of an out-of-pocket cap for Traditional Medicare beneficiaries

Description:
Importance: Traditional Medicare exposes beneficiaries to substantial financial risk because there is no out-of-pocket (OOP) maximum for medical spending. Policymakers have proposed introducing an OOP …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Andrew M. Ryan (Author)
Meehir N. Dixit (Author)
Matthew Maughan (Author)
David J. Meyers (Author)
Fangli Geng (Author)
Subject:
Medicare
out-of-pocket cap
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Patients Deserve Price Tags: Independent Cost Savings Estimate

Description:
We estimate that S. 2355 / H.R. 5582 (the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, PDPTA) would generate approximately $122 billion in additional federal revenue over …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Daniel Arnold (Author)
Christopher Whaley (Author)
Subject:
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
PDPTA
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
Full Record

Policy Options for the Texas House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability

Description:
On April 30, 2026, Christopher M. Whaley testified in front of the Texas House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability. Whaley’s remarks and written testimony …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Christopher M. Whaley (Author)
Erin Fuse Brown (Author)
Nathan Hostert (Author)
Subject:
Health Care Affordability
Texas
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
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Private Equity in Vermont’s Health Care Landscape: Trends and Effects

Description:
January 30, 2026 Testimony on H. 583 An Act relating to health care financial transactions and clinical decision making Vermont House Committee on Health Care
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Yashaswini Singh (Author)
Subject:
Vermont
health care financial transactions
clinical decision making
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
Full Record

Private Equity Rollups of Physician Practices: Evidence from Gastroenterology

Description:
The competitive effects of emerging “platform and add-on” consolidation strategies, which often escape regulatory scrutiny, remain understudied. We examine whether private equity (PE) rollups affect …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Yashaswini Singh (Author)
Christopher M. Whaley (Author)
Subject:
private equity
Physician Practices
Rollups
Collection:
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection
Full Record

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