Here are five key points:
1. Throughout the United States, 18 states created databases that track prices public and private insurers pay for medical care.
2. The databases intend to leverage the data derived from the prices to facilitate better deals with hospitals and physicians.
3. However, Liberty Mutual, the plaintiff in the case, says the state can’t force the company to share information about the deals it makes with providers.
4. The plaintiff argues employers have the freedom to craft their own plans with providers and hospitals under federal law.
5. University of Michigan law professor Nicholas Bagley said companies may pay more for plans if the Supreme Court rules companies must publicize their rates.
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