Episode

Hospital-Owned Medicare Advantage Plans: A Look at Pricing Patterns

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A Health Podyssey
Published
Aug 25, 2026
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1259
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Summary

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Grace Mackleby of the University of Southern California about her recent paper that explores how vertically integrated Medicare Advantage plans and hospital systems set prices , finding that most affiliated and unaffiliated plans pay similar rates, with notable variation in certain markets. Order the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs . Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.