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July 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
U.S. health care costs continue to rise, with per capita costs already the highest in the world. Higher prices, worse efficiency and the cost of insurance administration are the leading reasons U.S. costs are higher.
July 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The United States spent an estimated $2.5 trillion on health care in 2009, which translated to per capita costs of $8,086—the highest in the world. Reining in health care costs is a major priority for policymakers.
May 28, 2012 | Commentary
This study examines the cost of care for acute appendicitis in different health care facilities in California. The researchers note that despite comparing similar services using a relatively strict definition of uncomplicated appendicitis, California hospitals charge inconsistently.
October 31, 2012 | Story
Jeffrey Brenner, MD, created a model for improving care while reducing costs for complex patients who are "superutilizers" of the health care system. After using claims data to identify these patients, teams offer personalized care management.
October 11, 2012 | News Release
RWJF awards $2.1 million in grants to solve the problem of "super-utilizers."
October 8, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Health care professionals looking to become a part of the solution to stemming rising costs while still providing high-quality care.
September 28, 2012 | Program Result
An analysis of the differences in the way 10 health insurance plans in Massachusetts covered the medical costs associated with serious diseases.
April 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
An appendectomy in California could cost anywhere from $1,500 to more than $180,000, even at the same hospital or within the same county, according to a study led by RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar Renee Y. Hsia, MD, MSc. The study, published this we ...
January 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Poor chronic care management is often associated with systems-level failures such as lack of electronic data sharing among practitioners, or lack of care coordination for patients for multiple chronic conditions who struggle to adhere to complex med ...
September 8, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Let me explain a little more about how the comparison of the cross-national educational cost comparison works. This requires taking account of the length spent in training and education, which is time physicians could have spent earning money doing ...