Financial Burden of Medical Spending by State and the Implications of the 2014 Medicaid Expansions
April 2, 2013 | Issue Brief
The 2014 Medicaid expansion will lessen the burden of medical expenses for many people, but the impact will vary by state.
Cost of Care
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Bending the Curve: Person-Centered Health Care Reform
April 29, 2013 | Report
Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.
A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment
April 18, 2013 | Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
Preserving Medicare for Future Generations: Market-Based Approaches to Reform
April 16, 2013 | Report
The American Enterprise Insitute proposes solutions to address Medicare’s sustainability crisis and inefficiencies in the system.
Strengthening Affordability and Quality in America's Health Care System
April 1, 2013 | Report
A diverse group of health care stakeholders present their recommendations for controlling costs and improving the quality of our health care system.
Consumer Attitudes on Health Care Costs: Insights from Focus Groups in Four U.S. Cities
January 7, 2013 | Issue Brief
This issue brief presents new research examining consumer focus group participants’ attitudes and beliefs about rising health care costs and their effects on U.S. households.
Finding Value in Health Care
January 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
This report from Avalere Health closely examines the efforts of 18 diverse medical professional societies to identify potential cost-cutting measures.
Reducing Waste in Health Care
December 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
This policy brief focuses on types of waste in health care other than fraud and abuse; on ideas for eliminating it; and on the considerable hurdles that must be overcome to do so.
Better Care, Better Health, Lower Cost
January 30, 2013 | Report
Cuyahoga County had fewer hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions between 2009 and 2011 (a cost savings of $20 million.)
What is Driving U.S. Health Care Spending
September 20, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper explores the factors that are driving the level of spending on health care in the United States.