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.
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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.
Report of the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
March 4, 2013 | Issue Brief
The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform studies new ways to improve patient outcomes, while reining in costs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reducing Costs
These resources explore methods for reducing the ever-increasing costs of American health care.
Diverse Groups Forge Consensus on Curbing Health Care Spending While Improving Quality
April 11, 2013 | News Release
A diverse group of health care stakeholders present their recommendations for controlling costs and improving the quality of our health care system.