Employer-sponsored insurance premiums could drop 6.5% with anticompetitive hospital contracting ban: White House

Becker’s Hospital Review – Tuesday, June 23, 2026
By Elizabeth Casolo

The White House Council of Economic Advisers addressed the possibility of banning antisteering practices, which prohibit insurers from guiding patients to lower-cost providers, in payer-provider contracting. Its conclusion: Prices and premiums could drop.

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