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United States of Care Highlights Importance of 2026 Policy Priorities with New Advocacy Resources
Our 2026 state policy priorities are shaped by people’s concerns about the health care system and how it isn’t working for them. In addition to existing resources on reference-based pricing, limits on facility fees, and site-neutral policy, we’re pleased to release new five one-pagers on the policies below to complement state efforts to secure more affordable coverage for all people:
- Promoting hospital price transparency to inform patients and policymakers
- Enhancing state oversight of health care mergers and acquisitions
- Strengthening corporate practice of medicine doctrines to protect patient health
- Increasing transparency in health care ownership.
- Improving tax-exempt hospital accountability to address community needs