Hospital-Owned Medicare Advantage Plans: A Look at Pricing Patterns Grace MacklebyandRob Lott August 25, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20260820.421251/full/?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--4RNp66R4qgN4vSrdSu352mgPXBlr9TBw7GY1K3ztia8t5tlkLcQysPNJpFPNnJU8mcDsbclb0abdZ4cHhiONYRRrAyA&_hsmi=435825747&utm_content=ahp&utm_source=hasu Grace Mackleby discusses what hospital price transparency data reveals about Medicare Advantage "payviders," competition, and the real impact of vertical integration on healthcare costs.