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
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	Portland, Ore.
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	St. Louis, Mo.
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	San Diego, Calif.
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	Boston, Mass.
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	South Florida
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	Albuquerque, N.M.
The End of an Era: What Became of the "Managed Care Revolution" in 2001?Cara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg, Kelly Devers	Feb. 21, 2003	Journal Article Health Services Research
The Next Generation of Health Information Tools for Consumers	May 10, 2006	Congressional Testimony
The Role of Public Employers in a Changing Health Care MarketCarolyn A. Watts, Jon B. Christianson, Lance Heineccius, Sally Trude	January/February 2003	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Struggle to Provide Community-Based Care to Low-Income People with Serious Mental IllnessesPeter J. Cunningham, Kelly L. McKenzie, Erin Fries Taylor	May/June 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
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
Tiered-Provider Networks: Patients Face Cost-Choice Trade-OffsGlen P. Mays, Gary Claxton, Bradley C. Strunk	November 2003	Issue Brief No. 71
Tracking Health Care Costs	September 2001
Tracking Health Care CostsBradley C. Strunk, Paul B. Ginsburg, Jon R. Gabel	September 26th 2001	Health Affairs
Update on the Nation’s Health Care System:Cara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2000	Health Affairs
Urban-Suburban Hospital Disparities Grow in Northern New JerseyGlen P. Mays, Robert A. Berenson, Thomas Bodenheimer, Laurie E. Felland, Anneliese M. Gerland, Lydia E. Regopoulos	August 2005	Community Report No. 4
Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Managed Care, Bearish on Revolution Health Care Information Technology	June 22, 2000	Conference Executive Summary
Wall Street Comes to Washington	August 2004	Issue Brief No. 87
Wall Street Comes to Washington	June 24, 2004	Conference Transcript
Wall Street Comes to Washington	July 2002	Issue Brief No. 54