{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Health Podyssey","title":"Hospital-Owned Medicare Advantage Plans: A Look at Pricing Patterns","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/93df69ea\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1259,"description":"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.\n \nOrder the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs.\nSign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RneDq6FP97HYBXbb6ygZjKJa8RJU_wIDSHFVqnbfKe8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0ODU4LzE2MDE0/MDI1NzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}