Health Care Markets

Ultimately, all health care is organized and delivered at ground level-in local communities-where HSC collects information about the changing health system. HSC research provides perspectives on the role of employers/consumers, health plans, hospitals and physicians in local health care markets.

Title	Date	Document Info
Competitive Albuquerque Health Insurance Market Gears Up for Coverage BoomChapin White, Laurie E. Felland, Ellyn R. Boukus, Kevin Draper	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Alabama’s Pass on Medicaid Expansion Leaves Birmingham’s Uninsured with Weak Safety NetHa T. Tu, Emily Carrier, Amanda E. Lechner, Kevin Draper	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Federal Exchange Option and Indecision on Medicaid Expansion Create Uncertainty for Richmond, Va., MarketLaurie E. Felland, Emily Carrier, Ellyn R. Boukus, Rebecca Gourevitch	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Long Island Follows Bumpy New York Road to National Health ReformHa T. Tu, Chapin White, Ellyn R. Boukus, Kevin Draper	September 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Minneapolis-St. Paul: Health Care Market Overcomes Early State Resistance to National ReformLaurie E. Felland, Robert Mechanic, Amanda E. Lechner, Rebecca Gourevitch	August 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Portland, Oregon: Health Insurance Market Geared Up for National Health ReformsHa T. Tu, Robert Mechanic, Ellyn R. Boukus, Kevin Draper	July 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
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
Denver: Competitive Insurance Market Awaits National Health ReformLaurie E. Felland, Emily Carrier, Amanda E. Lechner, Rebecca Gourevitch	June 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Baltimore: Health Insurance Market Primed for National Health ReformLaurie E. Felland, Chapin White, Amanda E. Lechner, Rebecca Gourevitch	May 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
San Diego: Health Care Providers Expand Capacity as Competition Increases for Well-Insured PatientsHa T. Tu, Joy M. Grossman, Peter J. Cunningham	January 2013	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Los Angeles: Fragmented Health Care Market Shows Signs of CoalescingLaurie E. Felland, Ann S. O'Malley, Divya R. Samuel, Lucy B. Stark	January 2013	CHCF Regional Market Issue Brief
San Francisco Bay Area: Health Care Providers Shift Allegiances as Regional Networks EmergeHa T. Tu, Joy M. Grossman, Laurie E. Felland, Dori A. Cross	December 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Fresno: Health Providers Expand Capacity, but Health Reform Preparation LagsJoy M. Grossman, Peter J. Cunningham, Lucy B. Stark	December 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Emergency Preparedness and Community Coalitions: Opportunities and ChallengesEmily Carrier, Tracy Yee, Dori A. Cross, Divya R. Samuel	November 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 24
Sacramento: Health Providers Collaborate and Weather Economic DownturnHa T. Tu, Laurie E. Felland, Joy M. Grossman, Divya R. Samuel, Lucy B. Stark	September 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Riverside/San Bernardino: Vast Region, Market Fragmentation Add to Access WoesLaurie E. Felland, Ann S. O'Malley, Dori A. Cross, Isabel Perera	September 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
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
Indianapolis Hospital Systems Compete for Well-Insured, Suburban PatientsAaron Katz, Grace Anglin, Emily Carrier, Marisa K. Dowling, Lucy B. Stark, Tracy Yee	December 2011	Community Report No. 12
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
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	October 2011	Issue Brief No. 137