WI State Senator: 28th Senate District
Senator Julian Bradley
Our bill aims to end uncertainty. Patients deserve to see upfront prices clearly, enabling them to make informed choices about their healthcare."
WI State Representative: 63rd Assembly District
Representative Robert "Bob" Wittke
Since 1999 and 2022, the national average annual cost of an employer-sponsored family health plan has increased from $5,791 to $22,463. Health care is one of the main costs that businesses face, and high costs impact their ability to hire and grow. Transparency drives competition, which will reduce costs for patients and businesses.”
Wisconsin State Senator: 12th Senate District
Senator Mary Felzkowski
We can’t wait for Washington to solve this problem- Wisconsin needs to lead the way. Clear, upfront pricing isn’t just about honesty, it reduces long-term health costs and supports a healthy population.”
CFO: Mukwonago Area School District
Thomas Karthausser
Hospital price transparency is essential for public school districts, like ours, that operate a self-insured health plan. When hospitals disclose their prices, it empowers school districts like ours to make fiscally responsible decisions."
Owner: Lynn Tank Agency
Lynn Tank
As an insurance agency owner, I support giving consumers the information they need when making decisions about their healthcare. Transparency with pricing and billing practices empowers individuals, families, and business owners to make educated decisions and avoid unexpected costs. That kind of clarity supports agents’ efforts to help clients navigate the healthcare system with confidence."
President: Nolato Contour
Russell Steele
As an employer committed to the well-being of our workforce, we strongly support Wisconsin legislation aimed at hospital price transparency…. Greater transparency helps us manage rising healthcare expenses while supporting employee satisfaction and financial wellness—key drivers of long-term retention and organizational health."
President & Managing Partner: DeWitt Law Firm
Timothy L. Stewart
…consumers are expected to buy their health care without knowing the cost - in what other industry is this considered acceptable? Health care providers need to be more transparent to their patients to enable those patients to make informed choices."
Advancing Free Market Healthcare Board Member and Benefit and Payroll Manager for Mayville Engineering Company
Denise Yanke
If employers can access better information about prices, we can help our employees find high value healthcare that is both safe and less expensive. That will save our employees money, and they can feel secure knowing what they will pay ahead of time. Price transparency is one of the most important things we can do as a state to combat the high healthcare prices we’re experiencing here and the patient dissatisfaction that comes along with that.”
Executive Vice President: Institute for Reforming Government
Chris Reader
Healthcare costs remain too expensive for families in Wisconsin. Too often hospital costs are opaque and still difficult to understand. Better efforts at transparency are needed to help consumers understand their hospital bills and, when appropriate, compare costs - like customers can do in most other industries."
Chief Financial Officer: Forge Investors LLC
Mark Gelhaus
Price transparency to the customer is critical if we are serious about moving health care into a free market environment, where consumerism and competition can work to put appropriate values on health care services, and also importantly make health care more affordable to significantly more people, improving health outcomes and reducing dependence on the government."
WILL Policy Director
Kyle Koenen
In no other part of the economy are consumers expected to purchase a product or service without knowing the price. Yet that’s exactly how our healthcare system works. Hospital price transparency brings basic accountability to healthcare—empowering patients and restoring market principles to a system that desperately needs them. The legislature and Governor Evers should take swift action to pass this common-sense legislation."
CFO: Paper Machinery Corporation
Steen Coleman
Hospital price transparency is an essential tool for employers and employees alike seeking to understand the true cost of healthcare and the drivers that impact it."
President of the Chiropractic Society of Wisconsin
Chad Updike
Increased transparency related to the cost for medical procedures in the healthcare industry allows consumers the ability to make informed financial decisions for their families. The CSW fully supports Senator Bradley’s proposed healthcare transparency legislation.”
Director of Human Resources: Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.
Chris Ciechanowski
Pomp's Tire Service strongly supports hospital price transparency legislation to address the excessively high healthcare costs impacting families and businesses across our state. With Wisconsin's health insurance expenses among the nation's highest, swift action on transparent pricing is essential and is a good first step to restore trust.”
Past-Chair - MBGH & Former VP - Total Rewards, Sargento Foods Inc
Sherri Samuels-Fuerst
Healthcare is a critical benefit offered by employers in today's tight labor market. Unfortunately, inflated hospital prices are borne by America’s businesses and passed on to employees and their families through higher insurance premiums, increased deductibles and negatively impacting wages and benefits. Healthcare is the only industry in our economy where the price is not known prior to purchase. Increasing the transparency in pricing will allow employers to improve negotiations with hospitals and providers to ensure they're able to continue to offer this valuable benefit. The current system is not sustainable."
