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Health care prices in Texas are unreasonably high and inconsistent, driven by hospital consolidations, private equity-backed practices, and excessive markups on drugs and services. TAHP is working to increase transparency, competition, and value-based care to ensure affordable, high-quality health care for all.

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Healthier Texans Through Healthier Markets

Food for Thought Presentation: Primary Care 101

TAHP's Affordability Agenda - 89th Session

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Testimony in Opposition to SB 2805 (Loser Pays Arbitration Fees) 4.30.25

HB 4603/SB 2544 Support One-Pager – Closing Mediation Loopholes to Protect Patients and Rein in Costs

Testimony on HB 4603 (90-Day Mediation Filing Limit) 4.23.25

Testimony in Opposition to HB 5099 (Right to Shop Mandate) 4.2.25

Testimony in Support of SB 916 (Ambulance Surprise Billing Protections – House Version) 4.17.25

Testimony in Support of SB 2544 (90-Day Mediation Filing Limit) 4.15.25

HB 1635 Oppose One-Pager – Blocking Fraud Detection Undermines Prudent Layperson Protections

SB 916 Support One-Pager – Extending Surprise Billing Protections for Ground Ambulance Patients

HB 4012 Support One-Pager – Strengthening Commercial Fraud Enforcement to Lower Costs

SB 2544 Support One-Pager – Closing Mediation Loopholes to Protect Patients and Prevent Abuse

HB 2254 Support Coalition Letter – Outdated Laws Block Value-Based Care That Cuts Costs and Improves Health

SB 1511 Neutral One-Pager – Expanding FSERs Without Guardrails Risks Patient Confusion and Abusive Billing

Texans Still at Risk for Surprise Ambulance Bills Without SB 916

Support SB 916: Patient Protections for Ground Ambulance Services

TAHP Testimony in Support of SB 916 (Ambulance Surprise Billing) 3-5-25

TAHP’s Affordability Agenda – 89th Session

Texas Organizations Support Facility Fee Reforms

SB 926 Support One-Pager – Reward Patients Who Choose High-Value, Lower-Cost Health Care

Texas Organizations Support Value Based Care

Food For Thought Presentation: Addressing Rising Health Care Costs

Open Enrollment is Happening Now for Millions of Texans at Healthcare.gov

Price Transparency Slows Cost Growth: Texas Must Lead the Next Steps

States Take Action on Medical Debt as Hospital Prices Climb

Food for Thought Presentation: Primary Care 101

Hospital Facility Fees Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Transparency in Health Care Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Protecting Patients: New States Laws Target Surprise Facility Fees

Hospitals are Billing Employers 3x More than Medicare

Good News: The No Surprises Act Protects Consumers from Over 10M Surprise Bills

New Texas Law Bans Surprise Ambulance Bills

Texas Leads the Way in Health Insurance Competition

Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey Reveals Health Premiums Surge by 7% in 2023

Are You Getting the Real Price? New Study Finds A Huge Gap Between Online and Over-the-Phone Hospital Quotes

New Protections Against Medical Debt Start Today for Texans

New Patient Rights Bill Signed by the Governor

TAHP’s Legislative Guide is here

Good News, Bad News on Texas’ Surprise Billing Law

Surprise Billing Rules

The No Surprises Act is Working, Texas Can Learn from the New Law

Price Transparency Helps Patients

Groups Push Against Lawsuit to Undermine Surprise Billing Protections

No More Surprises

Look for New Patient Protections in Your Stocking This Holiday Season

Five Things That May Surprise You About ACA Plans in Texas

It’s Clear: Freestanding ERs Need Transparency, Accountability

Don’t Be Surprised: Texas Should Follow the Example of the First No Surprises Act

Prioritize Addressing Abuse in the Texas Commercial Market

TAHP Speaks Against Price Gouging

ProPublica Investigates Freestanding ER Price Gouging in Texas

TAHP Notes Test Price Gouging is a Dangerous New Trend

TAHP CEO Publishes New Op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman

New Law Protects Texas Consumers from Having Credit Damaged by Surprise Medical Bills

Texas Legislature Passes Prescription Drug Price Transparency Bill

CBS Denver: “Bill Would Clarify Costs of Visits to Free-standing ERs for Patients”

Pro-Consumer Legislation Requiring Greater Transparency from Free-standing ERs Headed to the Governor

TAHP, TAB, & Others Launch Coalition to Tell the Truth About Freestanding ERs

TAHP Comments on Ambulance and ERISA Opt in Surprise Billing Rules (HB 1592 & SB 2476)

One-Pager Opposing SB 1298: Freestanding ER and Arbitration

Testimony On HB 3359: Network Adequacy

Coalition Letter Supporting HB 711: Addressing Market Consolidation

Testimony Supporting SB 1135: Value-Based Care

One-Pager Supporting HB 1073 and SB 1135: Value-Based Care

Testimony Opposing SB 1298: Freestanding ER Arbitration

Testimony Supporting SB 2476: Ambulance Surprise Billing

Coalition Letter Supporting HB 1073/SB 1135: Value-Based Care

Testimony On HB 3848: Ambulance Network Adequacy

Testimony Supporting HB 1073: Value-Based Care

Testimony Supporting HB 2414: Shopping Incentives

Testimony On HB 700: State-Based Exchange

Testimony Supporting HB 1581: HIMARC

Testimony Supporting HB 3351: Quality Transparency

Testimony Opposing HB 895: Prohibiting Extrapolation

Testimony Opposing HB 3098: Prohibiting Direction to Affiliate Providers

Testimony Opposing HB 1236: ER Fraud

Surprise Billing

The Prescription for a Healthier Texas Medicaid

Healthier Texans Through Healthier Markets

Learn More About Health Coverage

HB 4603/SB 2544 Support One-Pager – Closing Mediation Loopholes to Protect Patients and Rein in Costs

SB 916 Support One-Pager – Extending Surprise Billing Protections for Ground Ambulance Patients

SB 1511 Neutral One-Pager – Expanding FSERs Without Guardrails Risks Patient Confusion and Abusive Billing

Support SB 916: Patient Protections for Ground Ambulance Services

TAHP’s Affordability Agenda – 89th Session

Texas Organizations Support Facility Fee Reforms

SB 926 Support One-Pager – Reward Patients Who Choose High-Value, Lower-Cost Health Care

Texas Organizations Support Value Based Care

Coalition Letter Supporting HB 711: Addressing Market Consolidation

Coalition Letter Supporting HB 1073/SB 1135: Value-Based Care

Surprise Billing

The Prescription for a Healthier Texas Medicaid

Healthier Texans Through Healthier Markets

Learn More About Health Coverage

Testimony in Opposition to SB 2805 (Loser Pays Arbitration Fees) 4.30.25

Testimony on HB 4603 (90-Day Mediation Filing Limit) 4.23.25

Testimony in Opposition to HB 5099 (Right to Shop Mandate) 4.2.25

Testimony in Support of SB 916 (Ambulance Surprise Billing Protections – House Version) 4.17.25

Testimony in Support of SB 2544 (90-Day Mediation Filing Limit) 4.15.25

HB 1635 Oppose One-Pager – Blocking Fraud Detection Undermines Prudent Layperson Protections

HB 4012 Support One-Pager – Strengthening Commercial Fraud Enforcement to Lower Costs

SB 2544 Support One-Pager – Closing Mediation Loopholes to Protect Patients and Prevent Abuse

HB 2254 Support Coalition Letter – Outdated Laws Block Value-Based Care That Cuts Costs and Improves Health

TAHP Testimony in Support of SB 916 (Ambulance Surprise Billing) 3-5-25

Hospital Facility Fees Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Transparency in Health Care Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Testimony On HB 3359: Network Adequacy

Testimony Supporting SB 1135: Value-Based Care

Testimony Opposing SB 1298: Freestanding ER Arbitration

Testimony Supporting SB 2476: Ambulance Surprise Billing

Testimony On HB 3848: Ambulance Network Adequacy

Testimony Supporting HB 1073: Value-Based Care

Testimony Supporting HB 2414: Shopping Incentives

Testimony On HB 700: State-Based Exchange

Testimony Supporting HB 1581: HIMARC

Testimony Supporting HB 3351: Quality Transparency

Testimony Opposing HB 895: Prohibiting Extrapolation

Testimony Opposing HB 3098: Prohibiting Direction to Affiliate Providers

Testimony Opposing HB 1236: ER Fraud

TAHP Comments on Ambulance and ERISA Opt in Surprise Billing Rules (HB 1592 & SB 2476)

One-Pager Opposing SB 1298: Freestanding ER and Arbitration

One-Pager Supporting HB 1073 and SB 1135: Value-Based Care

Texans Still at Risk for Surprise Ambulance Bills Without SB 916

Open Enrollment is Happening Now for Millions of Texans at Healthcare.gov

Price Transparency Slows Cost Growth: Texas Must Lead the Next Steps

States Take Action on Medical Debt as Hospital Prices Climb

Protecting Patients: New States Laws Target Surprise Facility Fees

Hospitals are Billing Employers 3x More than Medicare

Good News: The No Surprises Act Protects Consumers from Over 10M Surprise Bills

New Texas Law Bans Surprise Ambulance Bills

Texas Leads the Way in Health Insurance Competition

Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey Reveals Health Premiums Surge by 7% in 2023

Are You Getting the Real Price? New Study Finds A Huge Gap Between Online and Over-the-Phone Hospital Quotes

New Protections Against Medical Debt Start Today for Texans

New Patient Rights Bill Signed by the Governor

TAHP’s Legislative Guide is here

Good News, Bad News on Texas’ Surprise Billing Law

Surprise Billing Rules

The No Surprises Act is Working, Texas Can Learn from the New Law

Price Transparency Helps Patients

Groups Push Against Lawsuit to Undermine Surprise Billing Protections

No More Surprises

Look for New Patient Protections in Your Stocking This Holiday Season

Five Things That May Surprise You About ACA Plans in Texas

It’s Clear: Freestanding ERs Need Transparency, Accountability

Don’t Be Surprised: Texas Should Follow the Example of the First No Surprises Act

Prioritize Addressing Abuse in the Texas Commercial Market

TAHP Speaks Against Price Gouging

ProPublica Investigates Freestanding ER Price Gouging in Texas

TAHP Notes Test Price Gouging is a Dangerous New Trend

TAHP CEO Publishes New Op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman

New Law Protects Texas Consumers from Having Credit Damaged by Surprise Medical Bills

Texas Legislature Passes Prescription Drug Price Transparency Bill

CBS Denver: “Bill Would Clarify Costs of Visits to Free-standing ERs for Patients”

Pro-Consumer Legislation Requiring Greater Transparency from Free-standing ERs Headed to the Governor

TAHP, TAB, & Others Launch Coalition to Tell the Truth About Freestanding ERs

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