Research Briefs

esearch Briefs are designed to provide readers with in-depth, analytical research results. They include the broader context for the research and lay out the range of related policy implications. Research Briefs offer original HSC research results and are usually based on data from the CTS household or physician surveys, site visits or the Health Tracking Household and Physician Surveys.

Title	Date	Document Info
Putting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective Bargaining and Cost-Saving Strategies	May 2014	NIHCR Research Brief No. 15
Inpatient Hospital Prices Drive Spending Variation for Episodes of Care for Privately Insured Patients	February 2014	NIHCR Research Brief No. 14
Privately Insured People’s Use of Emergency Departments: Perception of Urgency is Reality for Patients	December 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 31
The Potential of Reference Pricing to Generate Health Care Savings: Lessons from a California Pioneer	December 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 30
Despite Rapid Growth, Retail Clinic Use Remains Modest	November 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 29
If the Price is Right, Most Uninsured—Even Young Invincibles—Likely to Consider New Health Insurance Marketplaces	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 28
High and Varying Prices for Privately Insured Patients Underscore Hospital Market Power	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 27
The Surge in Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?	July 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 26
Primary Care Workforce Shortages: Nurse Practitioner Scope-of-Practice Laws and Payment Policies	February 2013	NIHCR Research Brief No. 13
Few Americans Switch Employer Health Plans for Better Quality, Lower Costs	January 2013	NIHCR Research Brief No. 12
Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Health Reform: Doing the Math	December 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 11
Local Public Hospitals: Changing with the Times	November 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 25
Emergency Preparedness and Community Coalitions: Opportunities and Challenges	November 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 24
U.S. Families' Use of Workplace Clinics, 2007-2010	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 10
High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient Engagement	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 9
Dispelling Myths About Emergency Department Use: Majority of Medicaid Visits Are for Urgent or More Serious Symptoms	July 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 23
Limited Options to Manage Specialty Drug Spending	April 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 22
Great Recession Accelerated Long-Term Decline of Employer Health Coverage	March 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 8
Health Status and Hospital Prices Key to Regional Variation in Private Health Care Spending	February 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 7
Physician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing Readmissions	December 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 6
A Long and Winding Road: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Variation and Prospects Under Reform	November 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 21
Fostering Health Information Technology in Small Physician Practices: Lessons from Independent Practice Associations	June 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 5
Health Care Certificate-of-Need Laws: Policy or Politics?	May 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 4
Physician Practices, E-Prescribing and Accessing Information to Improve Prescribing Decisions	May 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 20
State Variation in Primary Care Physician Supply: Implications for Health Reform Medicaid Expansions	March 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 19
Coordination Between Emergency and Primary Care Physicians	February 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 3
Lessons from the Field: Making Accountable Care Organizations Real	January 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 2
Who Are the Uninsured Eligible for Premium Subsidies in the Health Insurance Exchanges?	December 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 18
Workplace Clinics: A Sign of Growing Employer Interest in Wellness	December 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 17
Wide Variation in Hospital and Physician Payment Rates Evidence of Provider Market Power	November 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 16
Employer Wellness Initiatives Grow, but Effectiveness Varies Widely	July 2010	NIHCR Research Brief No. 1
The Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net Providers	January 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 15
Individual Insurance: Health Insurers Try to Tap Potential Market Growth	November 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 14
Suburban Poverty and the Health Care Safety Net	July 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 13
Coordination of Care by Primary Care Practices: Strategies, Lessons and Implications	April 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 12
General Hospitals, Specialty Hospitals and Financially Vulnerable Patients	April 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 11
Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family Budgets	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 10
Word of Mouth and Physician Referrals Still Drive Health Care Provider Choice	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 9
How Engaged Are Consumers in Their Health and Health Care, and Why Does It Matter	October 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 8
A Health Plan Work in Progress: Hospital-Physician Price and Quality Transparency	August 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 7