Employers/Consumers

HSC research tracks employers' response to rising premiums, including changes to benefit design and patient cost sharing. Emerging trends, such as consumer-driven health plans and high-performance networks are identified. HSC also studies employers' role in improving quality of health care within local markets.

Title	Date	Document Info
Lansing's Dominant Hospital, Health Plan Strengthen Market PositionsHa T. Tu, Grace Anglin, Dori A. Cross, Laurie E. Felland, Joy M. Grossman, Lucy B. Stark	March 2011	Community Report No. 7
Greenville & Spartanburg: Surging Hospital Employment of Physicians Poses Opportunities and ChallengesAnn S. O'Malley, Grace Anglin, Amelia M. Bond, Peter J. Cunningham, Lucy B. Stark, Tracy Yee	February 2011	Community Report No. 6
Little Rock Health Care Safety Net Stretched by Economic DownturnJon B. Christianson, Emily Carrier, Marisa K. Dowling, Ian Hill, Ralph C. Mayrell, Tracy Yee	January 2011	Community Report No. 5
Northern New Jersey Health Care Market Reflects Urban-Suburban ContrastsLaurie E. Felland, Grace Anglin, Amelia M. Bond, Gary Claxton, Ann S. O'Malley, Caroleen W. Quach	December 2010	Community Report No. 4
Seattle Hospital Competition Heats Up, Raising Cost ConcernsIan Hill, Robert A. Berenson, Jon B. Christianson, Marisa K. Dowling, Ralph C. Mayrell, Tracy Yee	December 2010	Community Report No. 3
Cleveland Hospital Systems Expand Despite Weak EconomyAaron Katz, Amelia M. Bond, Emily Carrier, Elizabeth Docteur, Caroleen W. Quach, Tracy Yee	September 2010	Community Report No. 2
State Reform Dominates Boston Health Care Market DynamicsHa T. Tu, Marisa K. Dowling, Laurie E. Felland, Paul B. Ginsburg, Ralph C. Mayrell	September 2010	Community Report No. 1
Information Gap: Can Health Insurer Personal Health Records Meet Patients' and Physicians' Needs?Joy M. Grossman, Teresa Zayas-Cabán, Nicole M. Kemper	March/April 2009	Journal Article Health Affairs
Consumer-Directed Health Care: Promise and PerformanceJames C. Robinson, Paul B. Ginsburg	Jan. 27, 2009	Journal Article Health Affairs
Massachusetts Health Reform: High Costs and Expanding Expectations May Weaken Employer SupportDebra A. Draper, Laurie E. Felland, Allison Liebhaber, Johanna Lauer	October 2008	Issue Brief No. 124
The Transition from Managed Care to Consumerism: A Community-Level Status ReportJon B. Christianson, Paul B. Ginsburg, Debra A. Draper	September/October 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
A Health Plan Work in Progress: Hospital-Physician Price and Quality TransparencyAnn Tynan, Allison Liebhaber, Paul B. Ginsburg	August 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 7
Striking Jump in Consumers Seeking Health Care InformationHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	August 2008	Tracking Report No. 20
Health and Wellness: The Shift from Managing Illness to Promoting HealthDebra A. Draper, Ann Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	June 2008	Issue Brief No. 121
Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Mixed Employer Signals, Complex Market DynamicsAnn Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	March 2008	Issue Brief No. 119
Effects of Changes in Incomes and Practice Circumstances on Physicians' Decisions to Treat Charity and Medicaid PatientsPeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	March 2008	Journal Article The Milbank Quarterly
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
State Prescription Drug Price Web Sites: How Useful to Consumers?Ha T. Tu, Catherine Corey	February 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 1
Convergence and Dissonance: Evolution in Private-Sector Approaches to Disease Management and Care CoordinationGlen P. Mays, Melanie Au, Gary Claxton	November/December 2007	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Care Cost and Access Challenges PersistDebra A. Draper, Paul B. Ginsburg	October 2007	Issue Brief No. 114