Modern Healthcare
What the new No Surprises Act rule doesn’t fix
By Bridget Early
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research
Health Law and Policy News
By Katie Palmer
by Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz
Brown University researchers used Medicare claims to track results of primary care practices after private equity firms acquired them, revealing surprising findings.
by Lauren Clason
The analysis by Brown University researchers offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Medicare Advantage insurance broker market, drawing on data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Wall Street Journal
New State Laws to Bar Private Equity From Medicine Start to Show Their Teeth
by Chris Cumming
The Lund Report
Oregon’s curb on corporate medicine could face more changes
By Nick Budnick
by Shannon Firth
By Tara Bannow
Washington Post Intelligence
What to watch as hospital CEOs face the Hill
By Megan R. Wilson
By Maia Anderson
By Tara Bannow
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn
Part of the Axios Vitals Newsletter Maya Goldman, Tina Reed, and Peter Sullivan
by Cheryl Clark
Spotlight Delaware
As Delaware debates primary care reform, a similar Oregon law offers insight
by Nick Stonesifer
Healthcare Authority
The Uncertain Impact Of Medicare Advantage Scrutiny
By Yeji Jesse Lee
News from SPH
Jada Owens: Pivot to policy
After witnessing stark racial disparities in Alzheimer’s care, Jada Owens pivoted from medicine to policy. The Brown Health Equity Scholar is headed to D.C. for a one-year Winston Fellowship to help shape the future of U.S. health care.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
Will the Allina-Sutter Health deal drive up the cost of health care in Minnesota?
By Christopher Snowbeck
By Maya Goldman
By Sarah Mueller
But are price controls the answer?
Oregon Public Broadcasting
PeaceHealth emergency room deal will test new Oregon law
by Nick Budnick and Joanne Zuhl
NC Health News
A new perk for state workers: free surgery
by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger
By Cindy Krischer Goodman
By Michelle Marchante and Amanda Rosa
The Providence Journal
RI's health care problems: 3 takeaways from Brown’s health care summit
By Jonny Williams
By Corrie Pikul
By Ganny Belloni
By Bob Herman
The Boston Globe
Should Rhode Island save its failing hospitals?
By Andrew Ryan and Emily Shearer
by Shaanth Nanguneri
The Oregonian/OregonLive
Oregon’s first-in-nation hospital price cap hasn’t hurt care, finances so far, study finds
By Kristine de Leon
An Arm and a Leg
Some more things that didn’t suck in 2025
"New state laws tackle the burden of medical debt and the corporate take-over of medicine."
By Mario Aguilar
The trend toward investor ownership is part of a broader national shift in health-care consolidation, said Hayden Rooke-Ley, a senior fellow at Brown University’s School of Public Health. Over the last decade, large non-hospital retailers such as Amazon and Walgreens, along with insurance conglomerates, have restructured to own or manage medical practices, drug distributors and wholesalers.
News from SPH
People-Centered Science
In an era where the value of scientific research is increasingly undermined, Brown University public health scholars remain steadfast, showing how high-quality public health science protects people, shapes policy and transforms the health of our nation.
On October 6, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 351, aimed at limiting the involvement of private equity groups and hedge funds in health care practices.
The Wall Street Journal
Lawmakers Seek to Close VA Loophole That Funnels Billions to Private Medicare Insurers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to stop Medicare Advantage insurers from collecting billions in federal payments for veterans who primarily receive care through the VA. Sparked by a Wall Street Journal investigation—supported by data from Brown University researchers—the bill aims to close a loophole that enabled an estimated $44 billion in excess payments from 2018 to 2021.
Modern Healthcare
States push hospital price caps to rein in spending
Several states are adopting hospital price caps to curb rising healthcare costs, citing limited success from other reforms. Supporters see savings, while hospitals warn of revenue loss and service cuts. See what CAHPR's Roslyn Murray, Ph.D. has to say.
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon lawmakers vote to block rising corporate ownership of medical clinics
On Wednesday, the state House passed Senate Bill 951, the latest effort to expand Oregon’s prohibitions on corporate ownership in local care providers.
This news video features Dr. Andrew Ryan, Director of CAHPR, discussing his study on Rhode Island’s hospital affordability standards, which led to significant hospital price and premium reductions—saving $1,000 per fully insured member by 2022.
Rhode Island Current
Hospital price growth cap helped lower insurance premiums, Brown study shows
This article reports on a study by CAHPR researchers that found that Rhode Island’s 2010 hospital price growth cap significantly reduced hospital prices and lowered premiums for fully insured health plans by $1,000 per member annually by 2022. However, the policy had limited impact on the self-insured market due to federal ERISA regulations, and the resulting hospital revenue losses have raised concerns about financial sustainability and care quality.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Bill would limit hospital fees in Nevada’s public employee health system
A Nevada bill aims to cap hospital fees for the Public Employees’ Benefits Program to reduce costs, drawing on Oregon's model, which researcher Roslyn Murray of Brown University studied and found led to significant savings without shifting costs to private insurers.
This news article highlights the study led by Dr. Roslyn Murray on potential savings achieved by capping state employee health plans while discussing how rising health care costs are squeezing state dollars.
This article talks about the analysis conducted by CAHPR researchers who find that routine medical care costs four times more in New York’s outpatient hospital facilities than in doctor’s offices, largely due to added facility fees. Economist Christopher Whaley and other experts have long highlighted such pricing disparities, fueling legislative efforts like the proposed Fair Pricing Act to cap these costs.
Gloria Sachdev has spent years challenging high hospital prices in Indiana, successfully pushing for healthcare cost transparency and legislative reforms. Her efforts, have led to a national report on hospital pricing and significant policy changes in the state.
Modern Healthcare
Hospitals cry foul as public option enrollment rises
This article covers a Brown University study, published in Health Affairs, which found that the Colorado Option lowered average marketplace premiums by $101 per month since 2020, while exchange premiums nationally rose by 10%.