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
Small Employers and Self-Insured Health Benefits: Too Small to Succeed?Tracy Yee, Jon B. Christianson, Paul B. Ginsburg	July 2012	Issue Brief No. 138
High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient EngagementTracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Emily Carrier	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 9
Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?Ann S. O'Malley, Amelia M. Bond, Robert A. Berenson	August 2011	Issue Brief No. 136
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
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010Anna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 28
State Benefit Mandates and National Health ReformChapin White, Amanda E. Lechner	February 2012	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 8
Wide Variation in Hospital and Physician Payment Rates Evidence of Provider Market PowerPaul B. Ginsburg	November 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 16
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
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	October 2011	Issue Brief No. 137
Working at Cross Purposes: Health Care Expansions May Jumpstart Local Economies but Fuel Nation's Fiscal WoesChapin White, Paul B. Ginsburg	August 2011	Commentary No. 5
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
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
Innovations in Preventing and Managing Chronic Conditions: What's Working in the Real World?Alwyn Cassil	June 2010	Issue Brief No. 132
The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006Peter J. Cunningham	March 25, 2010	Journal Article Health Affairs
More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription DrugsLaurie E. Felland, James D. Reschovsky	January 2009	Tracking Report No. 22
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family BudgetsPeter J. Cunningham, Carolyn Miller, Alwyn Cassil	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 10
Trade-Offs Getting Tougher: Problems Paying Medical Bills Increase for U.S. Families, 2003-2007Peter J. Cunningham	September 2008	Tracking Report No. 21