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May 6, 2013 | Report
A review of trends in health spending growth over the last decade show that growth began to slow well before the most recent recession, according to researchers at the Urban Institute.
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.
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.
February 1, 2012 | Report
Employee wellness programs can curb costs, but worker protections need to be included in benefit design.
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.
May 2, 2013 | Issue Brief
States are allowed under the Affordable Care Act to customize their own health insurance plans to meet a required 10 categories of “essential health benefits.” While states like the flexible approach, patient advocates prefer a national standard.
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
Early treatment and intervention for mental illness can improve lives and lower related health care costs.
October 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An examination of two decades of data reveals that health insurance rates for Hispanics have decreased over the past 20 years while rates for non-Hispanics have held roughly steady.
November 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Harvard University School of Public Health conducted research on the individual health insurance markets in the United States and why people are uninsured, and considered how to redress the problem through public policy.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
This is the first empirical study to investigate whether supplemental Medicare coverage is associated with higher rates of spending growth over time.