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
Putting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective Bargaining and Cost-Saving StrategiesAmanda E. Lechner, Kevin Draper	May 2014	NIHCR Research Brief No. 15
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
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
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
Despite Rapid Growth, Retail Clinic Use Remains ModestHa T. Tu, Ellyn R. Boukus	November 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 29
When Medicare Cuts Hospital Prices, Seniors Use Less Inpatient CareChapin White, Tracy Yee	October 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
How Do Hospitals Cope with Sustained Slow Growth in Medicare Prices?Chapin White, Vivian Yalin Wu	Oct. 1, 2013	Journal Article Health Services Research
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
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
Using Science to Shape Medicare Physician PaymentPaul B. Ginsburg	Aug. 12, 2013	Journal Article JAMA Internal Medicine
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
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
High Prices, Low Transparency: The Bitter Pill of Health Care CostsPaul B. Ginsburg	June 18, 2013	Senate Testimony
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers	June 2013	Commonwealth Fund Report
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
Hospital Quality Reporting: Separating the Signal from the NoiseEmily Carrier, Dori A. Cross	April 2013	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 11
Medicare Spending Limits: Issues and ImplicationsChapin White	March 26, 2013	Kaiser Family Foundation Report
Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Health Reform: Doing the MathJean M. Abraham, Peter Graven, Roger Feldman	December 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 11
High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient EngagementTracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Emily Carrier	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 9