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
Analyzing the Changing Health System: The Path Taken and the Road Beyond	July 2001	2000 Annual Report
Hospitals Profit from Aggressive NegotiationsGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Patricia Lichiello, Ashley C. Short, Andrea Staiti	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 10
Sixth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington	July 12, 2001	Conference Transcript
Health Plan-Provider Showdowns on the RiseBradley C. Strunk, Kelly Devers, Robert E. Hurley	June 2001	Issue Brief No. 40
HMO Model Shaken but Remains IntactAaron Katz, Robert E. Hurley, Leslie A. Jackson, Timothy K. Lake, Ashley C. Short, Paul B. Ginsburg, Joy M. Grossman	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 09
Provider Network Instability: Implications for Choice, Costs and Continuity of CareAshley C. Short, Glen P. Mays, Timothy K. Lake	June 2001	Issue Brief No. 39
Hopes Dim for More CompetitionDebra A. Draper, Linda R. Brewster, Lawrence D. Brown, Lance Heineccius, Carolyn A. Watts, Laurie E. Felland, Elizabeth Eagan	Spring 2001	Community Report No. 08
Hospitals Compete for Specialty CareGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Patricia Lichiello, Bradley C. Strunk, Jeffrey Stoddard	Spring 2001	Community Report No. 07
Defined Contributions: The Search for a New VisionSally Trude	April 2001	Issue Brief No. 37
Tax Credits and Purchasing Pools: Will This Marriage Work?Sally Trude, Paul B. Ginsburg	April 2001	Issue Brief No. 36
Highly Consolidated Market Poses Cost Control ChallengesKelly Devers, Jon B. Christianson, Laurie E. Felland, Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Liza Rudell, J. Lee Hargraves	Winter 2001	Community Report No. 06
Do Consumers Know How Their Health Plan Works?Peter J. Cunningham, Charles Denk, Michael Sinclair	March/April 2001	Health Affairs
Back To The Future? New Cost and Access Challenges EmergeCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	February 2001	Issue Brief No. 35
Update on the Nation’s Health Care System:Cara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2000	Health Affairs
Are Defined Contributions a New Direction for Employer-Sponsored Coverage?Sally Trude, Paul B. Ginsburg	October 2000	Issue Brief No. 32
Defining "Defined Contributions":	October 10, 2000	Conference Transcript
Wall Street Comes to Washington:	September 2000	Issue Brief No. 31
Withering on the Vine:Jon R. Gabel, Paul B. Ginsburg, Heidi H. Whitmore, Jeremy D. Pickreign	September/October 2000	Health Affairs
Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Managed Care, Bearish on Revolution Health Care Information Technology	June 22, 2000	Conference Executive Summary
Fifth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington:	June 21, 2000	Conference Transcript