HSC Publications

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Title	Date	Document Info
	Sept. 30, 2013	Media Advisory
Introduction to HSCdataOnline	April 2011	Fact Sheet
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
Understanding Differences Between High- and Low-Price Hospitals: Implications for Efforts to Rein In Costs	Jan. 29, 2014	Journal Article
High-Price Hospitals Bigger but Not Necessarily Better	Jan. 29, 2014	News Release
Privately Insured People’s Use of Emergency Departments: Perception of Urgency is Reality for Patients	December 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 31
Patients’ Sense of Urgency—Not Convenience—Contributes to Much ED Use	Dec. 30, 2013	News Release
The Potential of Reference Pricing to Generate Health Care Savings: Lessons from a California Pioneer	December 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 30
Steering Patients to Lower-Price Hospitals Prompts Others to Lower Prices	Dec. 5, 2013	News Release
HSC's 18th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference	Nov. 21, 2013	Conference Webcast
Despite Rapid Growth, Retail Clinic Use Remains Modest	November 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 29
Despite Rapid Growth, Retail Clinic Use Remains Modest	Nov. 7, 2013	News Release
18th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Roundtable on Nov. 21	Nov. 4, 2013	Media Advisory
Competitive Albuquerque Health Insurance Market Gears Up for Coverage Boom	Oct. 30, 2013	Media Advisory
Competitive Albuquerque Health Insurance Market Gears Up for Coverage Boom	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Alabama’s Pass on Medicaid Expansion Leaves Birmingham’s Uninsured with Weak Safety Net	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Alabama’s Pass on Medicaid Expansion Leaves Birmingham’s Uninsured with Weak Safety Net	Oct. 17, 2013	Media Advisory
When Medicare Squeezes Payments, Hospitals Cut Costs Instead of Shifting Costs	Oct. 8, 2013	Media Advisory
When Medicare Cuts Hospital Prices, Seniors Use Less Inpatient Care	October 2013	Journal Article
How Do Hospitals Cope with Sustained Slow Growth in Medicare Prices?	Oct. 1, 2013	Journal Article
Federal Exchange Option and Indecision on Medicaid Expansion Create Uncertainty for Richmond, Va., Market	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Arranged Marriages: The Evolution of ACO Partnerships in California	September 2013	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Arranged Marriages: The Evolution of ACO Partnerships in California	Sept. 30, 2013	Media Advisory
If the Price is Right, Most Uninsured—Even Young Invincibles—Likely to Consider New Health Insurance Marketplaces	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 28
Affordable Health Coverage Key to Attracting Uninsured ‘Young Invincibles’	Sept. 20, 2013	News Release
Long Island Follows Bumpy New York Road to National Health Reform	Sept. 12, 2013	Media Advisory
Long Island Follows Bumpy New York Road to National Health Reform	September 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
High and Varying Prices for Privately Insured Patients Underscore Hospital Market Power	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 27
Wide Price Variation for Privately Insured Underscores Hospital Market Power	Sept. 5, 2013	News Release
Minneapolis-St. Paul: Health Care Market Overcomes Early State Resistance to National Reform	August 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Minneapolis-St. Paul Region Overcomes Early State Resistance to National Health Reform	Aug. 21, 2013	Media Advisory
Using Science to Shape Medicare Physician Payment	Aug. 12, 2013	Journal Article
High Physician Concern About Malpractice Risk Predicts More Aggressive Diagnostic Testing In Office-Based Practice	August 2013	Journal Article
Physicians’ Fear of Malpractice Suits Linked to More Diagnostic Testing	Aug. 5, 2013	News Release
Collaborative Culture Helps Portland, Ore., Gear Up for National Health Reform	July 23, 2013	Media Advisory
Portland, Oregon: Health Insurance Market Geared Up for National Health Reforms	July 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?	July 11, 2013	News Release
The Surge in Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?	July 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 26
Treatment Costs for Specific Conditions Vary Within and Across Communities	July 8, 2013	Media Advisory