Insurance Coverage & Costs

HSC analyses focus on private and public insurance coverage, the uninsured and the cost of health care. HSC research provides insight into a range of topics, including how health care costs are changing, why the nation's number of uninsured continues to rise and how employer-sponsored coverage is changing.

Title	Date	Document Info
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance:Sally Trude, Jon B. Christianson, Cara S. Lesser, Carolyn A. Watts, Andrea Staiti	January/February 2002	Health Affairs
Health Spending:Paul B. Ginsburg	January/February 1999	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Paul B. Ginsburg	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Debra J. Lipson, Jeanne M. De Sa	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
What Accounts for Differences in Uninsurance Rates Across Communities?Peter J. Cunningham, Paul B. Ginsburg	Spring 2001	Inquiry
Managed Care Backlash:Paul B. Ginsburg	October 1999	Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law
The Dynamics of Market Level ChangePaul B. Ginsburg	April 1997	Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Competition, Quality of Care and the Role of the ConsumerCatherine G. McLaughlin, Paul B. Ginsburg	1998	The Milbank Quarterly
Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve?James D. Reschovsky, Arkadipta Ghosh, Kate A. Stewart, Deborah Chollet	March 2012	Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers	June 2013	Commonwealth Fund Report
Price and Quality Transparency of Medical Services	April 2, 2009	Congressional Testimony
Association Health Plans and Alternative Ways to Increase Health Insurance Coverage Among Workers in Small FirmsLen M. Nichols	Feb. 5, 2003	Congressional Testimony
Myths About The Uninsured	March 9, 2004	Congressional Testimony
Consumer Price Shopping in Health Care	March 15, 2006	Congressional Testimony
How Consumers Shop for Health Care When They Pay Out of Pocket: Evidence from the LASIK Self-Pay Market	July 18, 2006	Congressional Testimony
As the Health Insurance Underwriting Cycle Turns: What Next?Joy M. Grossman, Paul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Tracking Health Care Costs: Declining Growth Trend Pauses in 2004Bradley C. Strunk, Paul B. Ginsburg, John P. Cookson	June 21, 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
High Physician Concern About Malpractice Risk Predicts More Aggressive Diagnostic Testing In Office-Based PracticeEmily Carrier, James D. Reschovsky, David Katz, Michelle M. Mello	August 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Employers' Views on Incremental Measures to Expand Health CoverageHeidi H. Whitmore, Sara R. Collins, Jon R. Gabel, Jeremy D. Pickreign	November/December 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Children's Health Coverage: A Quarter-Century of ChangePeter J. Cunningham, James Kirby	September/October 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs