Insurance Coverage & Costs

HSC analyses focus on private and public insurance coverage, the uninsured and the cost of health care. HSC research provides insight into a range of topics, including how health care costs are changing, why the nation's number of uninsured continues to rise and how employer-sponsored coverage is changing.

Title	Date	Document Info
The Surge in Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?Tracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Ellyn R. Boukus	July 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 26
Despite Rapid Growth, Retail Clinic Use Remains ModestHa T. Tu, Ellyn R. Boukus	November 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 29
High and Varying Prices for Privately Insured Patients Underscore Hospital Market PowerChapin White, Amelia M. Bond, James D. Reschovsky	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 27
The Potential of Reference Pricing to Generate Health Care Savings: Lessons from a California PioneerAmanda E. Lechner, Rebecca Gourevitch, Paul B. Ginsburg	December 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 30
If the Price is Right, Most Uninsured—Even Young Invincibles—Likely to Consider New Health Insurance MarketplacesPeter J. Cunningham, Amelia M. Bond	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 28
A Long and Winding Road: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Variation and Prospects Under ReformAaron Katz, Laurie E. Felland, Ian Hill, Lucy B. Stark	November 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 21
How Do Hospitals Cope with Sustained Slow Growth in Medicare Prices?Chapin White, Vivian Yalin Wu	Oct. 1, 2013	Journal Article Health Services Research
Small Employers and Self-Insured Health Benefits: Too Small to Succeed?Tracy Yee, Jon B. Christianson, Paul B. Ginsburg	July 2012	Issue Brief No. 138
Understanding Differences Between High- and Low-Price Hospitals: Implications for Efforts to Rein In CostsChapin White, James D. Reschovsky, Amelia M. Bond	Jan. 29, 2014	Journal Article Health Affairs
Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?Ann S. O'Malley, Amelia M. Bond, Robert A. Berenson	August 2011	Issue Brief No. 136
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Limited Options to Manage Specialty Drug SpendingHa T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	April 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 22
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
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010Anna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 28
High Physician Concern About Malpractice Risk Predicts More Aggressive Diagnostic Testing In Office-Based PracticeEmily Carrier, James D. Reschovsky, David Katz, Michelle M. Mello	August 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Putting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective Bargaining and Cost-Saving StrategiesAmanda E. Lechner, Kevin Draper	May 2014	NIHCR Research Brief No. 15
High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient EngagementTracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Emily Carrier	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 9
Inpatient Hospital Prices Drive Spending Variation for Episodes of Care for Privately Insured PatientsChapin White, James D. Reschovsky, Amelia M. Bond	February 2014	NIHCR Research Brief No. 14
Hospital Quality Reporting: Separating the Signal from the NoiseEmily Carrier, Dori A. Cross	April 2013	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 11
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers	June 2013	Commonwealth Fund Report