Costs

Starting in 1996 and each year since, HSC researchers have tracked changes in health insurance premiums and underlying health costs at the national level, analyzing the changes and exploring the implications for consumers. HSC researchers also draw on secondary data and the insights of Wall Street analysts and other experts to conduct these analyses.

Title	Date	Document Info
Managed Care Rebound? Recent Changes in Health Plans' Cost Containment StrategiesGlen P. Mays, Gary Claxton, Justin White	Aug. 11, 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Follow the Money: Factors Associated with the Cost of Treating High-Cost Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Jack Hadley, Cynthia B. Saiontz-Martinez, Ellyn R. Boukus	Feb. 11, 2011	Journal Article Health Services Research
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
Insurance Premiums and Insurance Coverage of Near-Poor ChildrenJack Hadley, James D. Reschovsky, Peter J. Cunningham, Genevieve Kenney, Melanie Au	Winter 2006/2007	Journal Article Inquiry
Medicare Fees and Physicians' Medicare Service Volume: Beneficiaries Treated and Services per BeneficiaryJack Hadley, James D. Reschovsky	June 2006	Journal Article International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics
Strategies to Enhance Price and Quality Competition in Health Care: Lessons Learned from Tracking Local MarketsCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	June 2006	Journal Article Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Slower Growth in Medicare Spending—Is This the New Normal?Chapin White, Paul B. Ginsburg	March 7, 2012	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Health Care's Role in Deficit Reduction—Guiding PrinciplesPaul B. Ginsburg, Chapin White	Oct. 27, 2011	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Reforming Provider Payment—The Price Side of the EquationPaul B. Ginsburg	Oct. 6, 2011	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Cost and Access Challenges: A Comparison of Experiences Between Uninsured and Privately Insured Adults Aged 55 to 64 with Seniors on MedicareTracy Yee, Peter J. Cunningham, Gretchen Jacobson, Tricia Neuman, Zachary Levinson	May 2012	Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief
Physician Willingness and Resources to Serve More Medicaid Patients: Perspectives from Primary Care PhysiciansAnna Sommers, Julia Paradise, Carolyn Miller	April 27, 2011	Kaiser Family Foundation Reports
State Benefit Mandates and National Health ReformChapin White, Amanda E. Lechner	February 2012	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 8
High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient EngagementTracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Emily Carrier	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 9
High Prices, Low Transparency: The Bitter Pill of Health Care CostsPaul B. Ginsburg	June 18, 2013	Senate Testimony
Addressing Spending Trends in MassachusettsPaul B. Ginsburg	March 18, 2010	Testimony
Looking Behind the Numbers: What's Driving Health Care Costs	June 18, 2002	Testimony
Containing Health Care Costs: Market Forces and RegulationPaul B. Ginsburg	June 30, 2011	Testimony
Trade-Offs Getting Tougher: Problems Paying Medical Bills Increase for U.S. Families, 2003-2007Peter J. Cunningham	September 2008	Tracking Report No. 21
More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription DrugsLaurie E. Felland, James D. Reschovsky	January 2009	Tracking Report No. 22
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24