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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.

The Sharp Slowdown in Growth of Medical Imaging

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

The growth in the use of advanced imaging for Medicare beneficiaries decelerated in 2006 and 2007, ending a decade of growth that had exceeded 6 percent annually. The slowdown raises three questions. Did the slowdown in growth of imaging under Medic ...

Lower-Income Families Pay a Higher Share of Income Toward National Health Care Spending Than Higher-Income Families Do

September 8, 2011 | Journal Article

All health care spending from public and private sources, such as governments and businesses, is ultimately paid by individuals and families.

Personal Reflections on the High Cost of American Medical Care

April 25, 2011 | Journal Article

Steven A. Schroeder, MD, has devoted his career to reducing excessive health care spending at major medical institutions. In this special health care reform article, he describes numerous efforts to study and reduce health spending.

The Slowdown in Health Care Spending in 2009-11 Reflected Factors Other Than the Weak Economy and Thus may Persist