Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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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.
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.
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.
What's the Price of Health Care?
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Reducing health care costs is a key public policy issue, but a complicated one because costs and prices are opaque not only to the public but often to health care providers, purchasers, and payers.
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.
Can the U.S. Tackle Runaway Health Care Costs and Increase Life Expectancy at the Same Time?
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
In most developed countries, there is a direct correlation between health care spending and life expectancy. Yet the United States, one of the wealthiest and most industrialized countries in the world, defies this norm.
How Can the United States Keep Obesity-Related Health Care Costs Under Control?
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Investments in efforts to prevent chronic health problems like obesity can have significant budget savings.
Counting Change
March 1, 2012 | Report
Strategies discussed at a June 2011 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-convened meeting of health care experts inform this paper on the difficulties of cost and spending measurement and reporting.
Premium Incentives to Drive Wellness in the Workplace
February 1, 2012 | Report
Employee wellness programs can curb costs, but worker protections need to be included in benefit design.