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2025 Indiana Snapshot

The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]

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Indiana Establishes Price Transparency Requirements

Indiana has passed legislation establishing price transparency requirements and preventing hospitals from charging inflated facility fees, according to Indiana Chamber. Under HB 1003, hospitals, labs and imaging centers are also required to offer good-faith price estimates and publicly post pricing for common procedures.

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Indiana Prohibits Physician Noncompete Agreements

Indiana will prohibit hospitals from requiring physicians to enter new noncompete agreements signed on or after July 1, 2025, according to Wane News. SB 475 prohibits non-compete agreements between physicians and hospitals including restrictions on physicians’ ability to work for a new employer, financial penalties or repayment obligations after three years of employment, requirements for […]

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Indiana Limits Copay Accumulators for Certain Prescriptions

Indiana has passed a law limiting copay accumulators for certain prescriptions, reports WFYI. Under House Enrolled Act 1604, payments made through manufacturer coupon or drug cards will count toward the patient’s deductible. The change will apply only to brand drugs without a generic that manage chronic pain or are considered “life-saving”, effective for health plans […]

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Indiana Sets Maximum Prices for Certain Nonprofit Hospitals

Indiana will limit maximum prices for certain nonprofit hospitals, reports 21 Alive News. Under House Bill 1004, Indiana’s largest nonprofit hospitals must reduce their prices for inpatient and outpatient services down to the statewide average or forfeit their nonprofit status. Proposed cuts for select hospitals range from 30-41%.

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Indiana

The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains:​​​​​​ Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact […]

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Indiana

A survey of 1,249 Indiana adults, conducted from October 6 to October 11, 2022, found that: Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden and views on fixes that might be needed. Below […]

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Indiana Enacts Executive Orders Addressing Health Care Costs and Transparency

Governor Mike Braun has signed multiple executive orders related to health care costs and transparency, reports Inside Indiana Business. The executive orders include: directing state agencies to improve price transparency for health care services and directing the state to investigate affordability measures related to reducing surprise medical billing, anticompetitive steering practices among pharmacy benefit managers, […]

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Indiana Executive Order Cites CHESS Survey

Executive Order 25-21 from Indiana Governor Mike Braun directing state agencies to improve price transparency for their health care services cites 2022 Indiana CHESS survey. See Publication

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Indiana Snapshot 2024

The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]

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