Employers/Consumers

HSC research tracks employers' response to rising premiums, including changes to benefit design and patient cost sharing. Emerging trends, such as consumer-driven health plans and high-performance networks are identified. HSC also studies employers' role in improving quality of health care within local markets.

Title	Date	Document Info
Cost Concerns Grow Despite New Health Plan Competition in SyracuseGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Laurie E. Felland, Gary Claxton, Jessica H. May, Megan McHugh, Lydia E. Regopoulos	Summer 2003	Community Report No. 7
Eighth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington	June 18, 2003	Conference Transcript
Market Developments Signal Cost Hikes in GreenvilleSuzanne Felt-Lisk, Jon B. Christianson, Linda R. Brewster, Ashley C. Short, Richard Sorian, Robert E. Hurley, Lawrence D. Brown, Jessica H. May	Spring 2003	Community Report No. 6
HSC Researchers Testify at FTC Hearings	Winter/Spring 2003	Testimony
Bitter Contract Dispute Reaffirms Blues' Dominant Position in LansingAaron Katz, Robert E. Hurley, Kelly Devers, Leslie Jackson Conwell, Bradley C. Strunk, Andrea Staiti, J. Lee Hargraves, Robert A. Berenson	Spring 2003	Community Report No. 5
Health Care Cost and Access Problems IntensifyCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	May 2003	Issue Brief No. 63
Rising Costs Pressure Employers, Consumers in Northern New Jersey Health Care MarketDebra A. Draper, John F. Hoadley, Jessica Mittler, Sylvia Kuo, Gloria J. Bazzoli, Peter J. Cunningham, Len M. Nichols	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 4
Economic Downturn and State Budget Woes Overshadow Seattle Health Care MarketGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Laurie E. Felland, Gary Claxton, Hoangmai H. Pham, Aaron Katz, Lydia E. Regopoulos, Kyle Kinner	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 3
Seeking Health Care Information: Most Consumers Still on the SidelinesHa T. Tu, J. Lee Hargraves	March 2003	Issue Brief No. 61
Increasing Stress on the U.S. Health Care System: Structural Crisis or Temporary?Len M. Nichols	March 10, 2003	Congressional Testimony
Intense Competition and Rising Costs Dominate Cleveland's Health Care MarketSuzanne Felt-Lisk, Jon B. Christianson, Linda R. Brewster, Ashley C. Short, Richard Sorian, Robert E. Hurley, Lawrence D. Brown, Gigi Y. Liu	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 2
Managing Costs, Managing Benefits: Employer Decisions in Local Health Care MarketsJon B. Christianson, Sally Trude	Feb. 21, 2003	Journal Article Health Services Research
The End of an Era: What Became of the "Managed Care Revolution" in 2001?Cara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg, Kelly Devers	Feb. 21, 2003	Journal Article Health Services Research
Competition Revs Up the Indianapolis Health Care MarketAaron Katz, Robert E. Hurley, Kelly Devers, Leslie Jackson Conwell, Bradley C. Strunk, Andrea Staiti, J. Lee Hargraves, Robert A. Berenson	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 1
The Role of Public Employers in a Changing Health Care MarketCarolyn A. Watts, Jon B. Christianson, Lance Heineccius, Sally Trude	January/February 2003	Journal Article Health Affairs
Cutting Back But Not Cutting OutAshley C. Short, Cara S. Lesser	October 2002	Issue Brief No. 56
Obstacles to Employers' Pursuit of Health Care QualityJ. Lee Hargraves, Sally Trude	September/October 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Quality Improvements By Providers: Market Developments Hinder ProgressKelly Devers	September/October 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Wall Street Comes to Washington	July 2002	Issue Brief No. 54
Navigating a Changing Health System	July 2002	2001 Annual Report