Data Bulletins

ata Bulletins contain short, descriptive analyses. They are designed to report new findings briefly rather than to provide substantive analytic insights. The data sources for Data Bulletins are the CTS household, physician and employer surveys.

Title	Date	Document Info
A Snapshot of U.S. Physicians: Key Findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Study Physician Survey	September 2009	Data Bulletin No. 35
Clinical Information Technology Adoption Varies Across Physician Specialties	September 2007	Data Bulletin No. 34
Tracking Health Care Costs: Spending Growth Remains Stable at High Rate in 2005	October 2006	Data Bulletin No. 33
Physicians Slow to Adopt Patient E-mail	September 2006	Data Bulletin No. 32
Growing Availability of Clinical Information Technology in Physician Practices	June 2006	Data Bulletin No. 31
Most Medicare Outpatient Visits are to Physicians with Limited Clinical Information Technology	July 2005	Data Bulletin No. 30
Tracking Health Care Costs: Spending Growth Stabilizes at High Rate in 2004	June 2005	Data Bulletin No. 29
High Cost of Medical Care Prompts Consumers to Seek Alternatives	December 2004	Data Bulletin No. 28
Tracking Health Care Costs: Trends Turn Downward in 2003	June 2004	Data Bulletin No. 27
Tracking Health Care Costs: Trends Slow in First Half of 2003	December 2003	Data Bulletin No. 26
Tracking Health Care Costs	June 2003	Data Bulletin No. 25
Behind the Times: Physician Income, 1995-99	March 2003	Data Bulletin No. 24
Aging Plays Limited Role in Health Care Cost Trends	September 2002	Data Bulletin No. 23
Tracking Health Care Costs	September 2002	Data Bulletin No. 22
Tracking Health Care Costs:	September 2001	Data Bulletin No. 21 - Revised
Tracking Health Care Costs:	November 2000	Data Bulletin No. 20
Some Communities Make Progress in Reducing Children's Uninsurance	October 2000	Data Bulletin No. 19
Who Is Likely to Switch Health Plans?	July 2000	Data Bulletin No. 18
Patients Concerned About Insurer Influences	June 2000	Data Bulletin No. 17
Why People Change Their Health Care Providers	May 2000	Data Bulletin No. 16
Trends in Offering Employer-Sponsored Coverage	Fall 1998	Data Bulletin No. 15
Trends in the Cost of Employer-Sponsored Coverage	Fall 1998	Data Bulletin No. 14
Despite Fears, Costs Rise Only Modestly in 1998	Fall 1998	Data Bulletin No. 13
How Widespread Is Managed Competition?	Summer 1998	Data Bulletin No. 12
Growth of Medicaid-Dominated HMOs	Spring 1998	Data Bulletin No. 11
More Small Firms Offer Health Insurance but Fewer Employees Enroll	Winter 1998	Data Bulletin No. 10
Trends in Managed Care Coverage in Small Firms	Winter 1998	Data Bulletin No. 09
Payment Arrangements and Financial Incentives for Physicians	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 08
Gatekeeping Arrangements in Widespread Use	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 07
Primary Care Physicians Concerned about Patients' Access to Mental Health Services	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 06
Uninsurance Rates Vary Widely Across Communities and Regions	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 05
Strong Opinions Held about the Tradeoff Between Choice of Providers and Cost of Care	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 04
Satisfaction and Quality:	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 03
Access to Specialists:	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 02
Access to Care:	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 01