Costs

Starting in 1996 and each year since, HSC researchers have tracked changes in health insurance premiums and underlying health costs at the national level, analyzing the changes and exploring the implications for consumers. HSC researchers also draw on secondary data and the insights of Wall Street analysts and other experts to conduct these analyses.

Title	Date	Document Info
Contrary to Cost-Shift Theory, Lower Medicare Hospital Payment Rates for Inpatient Care Lead to Lower Private Payment RatesChapin White	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve?James D. Reschovsky, Arkadipta Ghosh, Kate A. Stewart, Deborah Chollet	March 2012	Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief
Slower Growth in Medicare Spending—Is This the New Normal?Chapin White, Paul B. Ginsburg	March 7, 2012	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Health Care's Role in Deficit Reduction—Guiding PrinciplesPaul B. Ginsburg, Chapin White	Oct. 27, 2011	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Reforming Provider Payment—The Price Side of the EquationPaul B. Ginsburg	Oct. 6, 2011	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Containing Health Care Costs: Market Forces and RegulationPaul B. Ginsburg	June 30, 2011	Testimony
Physician Willingness and Resources to Serve More Medicaid Patients: Perspectives from Primary Care PhysiciansAnna Sommers, Julia Paradise, Carolyn Miller	April 27, 2011	Kaiser Family Foundation Reports
Follow the Money: Factors Associated with the Cost of Treating High-Cost Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Jack Hadley, Cynthia B. Saiontz-Martinez, Ellyn R. Boukus	Feb. 11, 2011	Journal Article Health Services Research
The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006Peter J. Cunningham	March 25, 2010	Journal Article Health Affairs
Addressing Spending Trends in MassachusettsPaul B. Ginsburg	March 18, 2010	Testimony
Price and Quality Transparency of Medical Services	April 2, 2009	Congressional Testimony
Don't Break Out the Champagne: Continued Slowing of Health Care Spending Growth Unlikely to LastPaul B. Ginsburg	January/February 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Commercial Health Plans' Care Management Activities and the Impact on Costs, Quality and OutcomesDebra A. Draper	April 11, 2007	Congressional Testimony
Insurance Premiums and Insurance Coverage of Near-Poor ChildrenJack Hadley, James D. Reschovsky, Peter J. Cunningham, Genevieve Kenney, Melanie Au	Winter 2006/2007	Journal Article Inquiry
Shopping for Price in Medical CarePaul B. Ginsburg	Feb. 6, 2007	Journal Article Health Affairs
Self-Pay Markets in Health Care: Consumer Nirvana or Caveat Emptor?Ha T. Tu, Jessica H. May	Feb. 6, 2007	Journal Article Health Affairs
Tracking Health Care Costs: Continued Stability But at High Rates in 2005Paul B. Ginsburg, Bradley C. Strunk, Michelle I. Banker, John P. Cookson	Oct. 3, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
How Consumers Shop for Health Care When They Pay Out of Pocket: Evidence from the LASIK Self-Pay Market	July 18, 2006	Congressional Testimony
Strategies to Enhance Price and Quality Competition in Health Care: Lessons Learned from Tracking Local MarketsCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	June 2006	Journal Article Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law