Private Coverage

HSC research examines trends in private insurance coverage—both employer-sponsored group coverage and non-group, or individual, coverage.

Title	Date	Document Info
Contrary to Cost-Shift Theory, Lower Medicare Hospital Payment Rates for Inpatient Care Lead to Lower Private Payment RatesChapin White	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006Peter J. Cunningham	March 25, 2010	Journal Article Health Affairs
Consumer-Directed Health Care: Promise and PerformanceJames C. Robinson, Paul B. Ginsburg	Jan. 27, 2009	Journal Article Health Affairs
Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance?James D. Reschovsky, Jack Hadley, Len M. Nichols	Fall 2007	Journal Article Inquiry
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
Tracking Health Care Costs: Continued Stability But at High Rates in 2005Paul B. Ginsburg, Bradley C. Strunk, Michelle I. Banker, John P. Cookson	Oct. 3, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Benefits In 2006: Premium Increases Moderate, Enrollment In Consumer-Directed Health Plans Remains ModestGary Claxton, Jon R. Gabel, Isadora Gil, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Heidi H. Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Samantha Hawkins	Sept. 26, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Why Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage Changed, 1997-2003James D. Reschovsky, Bradley C. Strunk, Paul B. Ginsburg	May/June 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Generosity and Adjusted Premiums in Job-Based Insurance: Hawaii is Up, Wyoming is DownJon R. Gabel, Roland McDevitt, Laura Gandolfo, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Samantha Hawkins, Cheryl Fahlman	May/June 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Public Employees' Health Benefits Survive Major Threats, So FarRobert E. Hurley, Laurie E. Felland, Anneliese M. Gerland, Jeremy D. Pickreign	April 18, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
A Widening Rift in Access and Quality: Growing Evidence of Economic DisparitiesRobert E. Hurley, Hoangmai H. Pham, Gary Claxton	Dec. 6, 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Benefits in 2005: Premium Increases Slow Down, Coverage Continues to ErodeJon R. Gabel, Gary Claxton, Isadora Gil, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Heidi H. Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Samantha Hawkins, Diane Rowland	September/October 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
What High-Deductible Plans Look Like: Findings from a National Survey of Employers, 2005Gary Claxton, Jon R. Gabel, Isadora Gil, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Heidi H. Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Shada Rouhani, Samantha Hawkins, Diane Rowland	Sept. 14, 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
As the Health Insurance Underwriting Cycle Turns: What Next?Joy M. Grossman, Paul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Effect of Tax Credits for Nongroup Insurance on Health Spending by the UninsuredJames D. Reschovsky, Jack Hadley	Feb. 25, 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health and the Cost of Nongroup InsuranceJack Hadley, James D. Reschovsky	Fall 2003	Journal Article Inquiry
Association Health Plans and Alternative Ways to Increase Health Insurance Coverage Among Workers in Small FirmsLen M. Nichols	Feb. 5, 2003	Congressional Testimony
Ensuring Health Security: Is the Individual Market Ready for Prime Time?Karen Pollitz, Richard Sorian	Oct. 23, 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs,
The Nongroup Health Insurance Market: Short on Facts, Long on Opinions and Policy DisputesMark V. Pauly, Len M. Nichols	Oct. 23, 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs,