Special Issue of Health Affairs 'Tackles' the Cost Conundrum
May 6, 2013 | Story
Researchers take a look at the recent slowdown in the growth of health care spending and question whether this slowdown is temporary or here to stay.
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The Slowdown in Health Care Spending in 2009-11 Reflected Factors Other Than the Weak Economy and Thus may Persist
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines two factors that might account for slower health spending: job loss and benefit changes that shifted more costs to insured people.
Additional Reductions in Medicare Spending Growth Will Likely Require Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
The primary policy issue facing the U.S. health care system is the rate of spending growth in public programs, and solving that problem will probably require reforms to the entire health care sector.
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.
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.
Reducing Waste in Health Care
December 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Eliminating waste in the health care system has become a major focal point in the effort to reduce health care costs. Waste has been broadly defined to many areas: unnecessary services, treatment of avoidable injuries and more.
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.
Sick in America
May 21, 2012 | Survey/Poll
Poll measures Americans' views on costs and quality of medical care.
Sick in America: Summary
May 1, 2012 | Survey/Poll
Poll measures Americans' views on costs and quality of medical care.