Indiana bill seeks to end tax breaks for non-profit hospitals that overcharge patients

Proposal comes after the Guardian investigated Parkview, a Fort Wayne-based non-profit chain that charges some of the highest prices in the country

Indiana lawmakers are pushing to slash hospital prices after a Guardian investigation chronicled how one of the state's largest non-profit hospital chains bought up its competition and used its market power to stick patients with some of the highest bills in the country.

A new bill introduced last week in the Indiana general assembly would strip non-profit hospitals of their tax-free status if they continue to charge commercially insured patients more than 200% of what the federal government pays for the same services under Medicare.