2025 Bills Introduced in State Legislatures Addressing Healthcare Price and Competition
This map displays all bills introduced this year in state legislatures on topics related to health care prices and competition. Click on a button below to be taken to a map and chart of current state bills specific to the following issues:
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Key Issues
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Market Consolidation
State merger review authority, conditional approvals, cross-market systems, enforcement actions and timeline -
Provider Rate Regulation
Cost-growth benchmark, public option, affordability standards, rate caps, global budgets, population-based model -
Provider Contracts
Anticompetitive contract terms including MFN, all-or-nothing, noncompete, anti-steering, anti-tiering clauses -
Price Transparency
Cost-growth benchmark, public option, affordability standards, rate caps, global budgets, population-based model
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State Action
The Source tracks state activities impacting healthcare price and competition in both legislation (The Database of State Laws Impacting Healthcare Cost and Quality) and litigation in a searchable database to help stakeholders at the state level understand their legal and regulatory environment as they make efforts to improve access, quality, and efficiency, and reduce costs in healthcare.
Browse through the maps below to find out more about notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform across 50 states or search the database for specific laws and cases of a particular state.
The Source Blog
News & Opinions
Articles & Reports
North Carolina Law Review April 18, 2025
Health Policy April 17, 2025
American Journal of Managed Care April 15, 2025
Source Sightings
Hospital Consolidation Across Geographic Markets
The Corporate Practice of Medicine: Time for a Reevaluation?
Rate Regulatory Handbook: A Guide for State Implementation of Cost Constraint Models