Same Service, Same Price: Promoting Policies that Curb Unfair Billing Practices and Increase Price Transparency for Health Care Services

Rising prices for everyday goods and services are burdening American households, and health care services are no exception, with more than 100 million Americans impacted by medical debt. The high and rising cost of healthcare and surprise medical bills can be attributed in part to inequities in cost for the same services and procedures performed at different medical facilities. One way to address this problem is through site-neutral payment reforms, or policy solutions to ensure that insurers and consumers pay the same price for the same service—regardless of the site or where the care is delivered. This resource explains why site neutral payment policies are a critical tool for policymakers to save consumers and taxpayers billions of dollars.