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Lawmakers press hospital executives on contracts that may limit patient choice
Summary
A lawmaker questioned two hospital executives about whether insurance contracting in smaller markets locks patients into single systems, citing a DOJ probe into New York Presbyterian; both executives denied using contracts to 'lock' patients and said increased supply and competition are the remedies.
A lawmaker on a congressional committee pressed hospital executives on whether insurance contracts are being used to keep patients tied to a single provider system, saying the practice is anti-competitive and hurts affordability.
The lawmaker asked executives addressed in the hearing as Mr. Hazen and Mr. Lasseter whether hospitals in smaller markets use contracting tactics to "lock patients into one provider system, preventing them from shopping around." He cited a Department of…
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