Patient Cost Sharing
December 1, 2003 | Issue Brief
How Much is Too Much?
Insurance Cost Sharing
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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.
Collaborating with Medicaid to Improve Health Care
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This brief from the Center for Health Care Strategies profiles two multi-payer quality improvement Alliances that are part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative.
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.
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.
Premium and Cost-Sharing Subsidies Under Health Reform
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
The Urban Institute looks at how various health reform bills make the trade-off between government costs and affordability for low- and middle-income families.
What Are the Biggest Drivers of Cost in U.S. Health Care?
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.