Do poor Medicare and Medicaid choices push employer health costs higher?

By Allison Bell

News April 09, 2026 at 01:04 PM

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Paragon Institute analyses have been popular with conservative Republicans in Congress and the White House.
John R. Graham says weak Medicare cost constraints may help hospitals increase fixed costs for all payers.
In some states, hospitals have an incentive to increase commercial plan rates to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates.

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