Hospital Price Caps Implementation in Indiana and Washington

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Nearly a dozen states have introduced bills to curb healthcare cost growth by limiting hospital prices, following strategies from Rhode Island and Oregon. Indiana passed a law targeting its five largest nonprofit health systems, allowing regulators to revoke nonprofit status if commercial price increases exceed the statewide average starting in 2029. Washington enacted a law limiting prices for services provided to state employees to 200% of Medicare reimbursement, effective in 2027, excluding certain hospitals and setting payment floors for primary care and outpatient behavioral health.