Hospitals raise concerns about reference-based pricing’s impact on Vermont access and finances

Feb 5, 2025

Devin Green of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems told a Feb. 5 meeting that while hospitals are open to pricing reforms, reference-based pricing could affect access, quality and hospital finances; he cited Montana and Oregon experiences and suggested exemptions for critical access hospitals.

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Devin Green of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems told a Feb. 5 meeting that hospitals are "open to all sorts of solutions, including reference based pricing," but urged careful evaluation of how such a plan would interact with global budgets and affect access, quality and hospital finances.

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