The Business Health Care Group (BHCG) is committed to driving high-quality, cost-effective, and transparent health care for the communities we serve. One of the most impactful ways employers can contribute to this mission is by participating in the RAND Hospital Price Transparency Study—a nationally recognized effort that is reshaping how purchasers understand and address hospital pricing.

Why This Matters

Hospital prices remain one of the largest—and least transparent—drivers of health care costs for employers. RAND’s research has consistently revealed wide variations in what employers and health plans pay for the same services across hospitals, even within the same market. Wisconsin is no exception.

By submitting claims data, employers gain access to:

• Market-level insights comparing hospital prices across providers
• Actionable benchmarking data to help open conversations with health plans and administrators
• Greater leverage in conversations with carriers and providers
• A stronger collective employer voice. Simply put, participation helps turn data into influence.

Participating is easy and open to all employers—contact Jennifer LaMere at jlamere@bhcgwi.org for submission instructions and additional details.

RAND adheres to strict data privacy and security protections, and all results are aggregated so no individual employer is identified.

Together, we can drive greater transparency and value across the health care system.