New York

1 PatientRightsAdvocate.org, “Fourth Semi-Annual Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Report,” February 2023, https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org/february-semi-annual-compliance-report-2023, pg. 24. 

2 Rand Corporation, “Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans: Findings from Round 4 of an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative,” July 2022, https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1144-1.html

3 Axios, “How America’s Top Hospitals Send Patient Costs Soaring,” June 2021,  https://www.axios.com/hospital-billing

4 Innovation for Justice, University of Arizona and the University of Utah, “Medical Debt Policy Scorecard,” May 2022, https://www.medicaldebtpolicyscorecard.org/state/NY

5 Community Service Society, “Discharged Into Debt: New York’s Nonprofit Hospitals are Suing Patients,” March 2020, https://www.cssny.org/publications/entry/discharged-into-debt  

6 The New York Times, “One Hospital System Sued 2,500 Patients After Pandemic Hit,” October 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/nyregion/coronavirus-medical-debt-hospitals.html

7 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, State Rankings, November 2022, https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-grade/state-rankings

8 Lown Institute, “Lown Institute Hospitals Index: 2022 Results Fair Share Spending,” April 2022, https://lownhospitalsindex.org/2022-fair-share-spending/