One County Combed Hospital Data to Slash Health Plan Costs 43%

Federal health-care price transparency rules will help a Pennsylvania county save as much as $13 million on its $30 million a year health plan, pointing a way forward to savings for employers.

Lehigh County, which provides self-insured coverage for about 2,400 employees, family members, and retirees, has so far shaved $3 million from its health-care expenses, and Controller Mark Pinsley (D) says he is trying to get the county to negotiate another $4 million in savings based on analyses of the county’s spending.

The county expects to get another $6 million in savings in total for 2023 and 2024 as ...