Health Care Markets

Ultimately, all health care is organized and delivered at ground level-in local communities-where HSC collects information about the changing health system. HSC research provides perspectives on the role of employers/consumers, health plans, hospitals and physicians in local health care markets.

Title	Date	Document Info
Striking Jump in Consumers Seeking Health Care InformationHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	August 2008	Tracking Report No. 20
Community Efforts to Expand Dental Services for Low-Income PeopleLaurie E. Felland, Johanna Lauer, Peter J. Cunningham	July 2008	Issue Brief No. 122
Getting What We Pay For: Innovations Lacking in Provider Payment Reform for Chronic Disease CareAnn Tynan, Debra A. Draper	June 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 6
Developing Health System Surge Capacity: Community Efforts in JeopardyLaurie E. Felland, Aaron Katz, Allison Liebhaber, Genna R. Cohen	June 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 5
Health and Wellness: The Shift from Managing Illness to Promoting HealthDebra A. Draper, Ann Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	June 2008	Issue Brief No. 121
Safety Net Hospital Emergency Departments: Creating Safety Valves for Non-Urgent CareLaurie E. Felland, Robert E. Hurley, Nicole M. Kemper	May 2008	Issue Brief No. 120
Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Mixed Employer Signals, Complex Market DynamicsAnn Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	March 2008	Issue Brief No. 119
The Role of Nurses in Hospital Quality ImprovementDebra A. Draper, Laurie E. Felland, Allison Liebhaber, Lori Melichar	March 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 3
Creating Sustainable Local Health Information Exchanges: Can Barriers to Stakeholder Participation be Overcome?Joy M. Grossman, Kathryn L. Kushner, Elizabeth A. November	February 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 2
Health Plans Target Advanced Imaging ServicesAnn Tynan, Robert A. Berenson, Jon B. Christianson	February 2008	Issue Brief No. 118
State Prescription Drug Price Web Sites: How Useful to Consumers?Ha T. Tu, Catherine Corey	February 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 1
Community Health Centers Tackle Rising Demands and ExpectationsRobert E. Hurley, Laurie E. Felland, Johanna Lauer	December 2007	Issue Brief No. 116
Hospital Emergency On-Call Coverage: Is There a Doctor in the House?Ann S. O'Malley, Debra A. Draper, Laurie E. Felland	November 2007	Issue Brief No. 115
Health Care Cost and Access Challenges PersistDebra A. Draper, Paul B. Ginsburg	October 2007	Issue Brief No. 114
Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal CoverageLaurie E. Felland, Debra A. Draper, Allison Liebhaber	July 2007	Issue Brief No. 113
Exodus of Male Physicians from Primary Care Drives Shift to Specialty PracticeHa T. Tu, Ann S. O'Malley	June 2007	Tracking Report No. 17
HSC's 12th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference	June 14, 2007	Conference Transcript
High-Performance Health Plan Networks: Early ExperiencesDebra A. Draper, Allison Liebhaber, Paul B. Ginsburg	May 2007	Issue Brief No. 111
Benefit Design Innovations: Implications for Consumer-Directed Health CareHa T. Tu, Paul B. Ginsburg	February 2007	Issue Brief No. 109
Losing Ground: Physician Income, 1995-2003Ha T. Tu, Paul B. Ginsburg	June 2006	Tracking Report No. 15