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
11th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference	June 21, 2006	Conference Transcript
Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to CareJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 85
A Decade of Tracking Health System ChangePaul B. Ginsburg, Cara S. Lesser	March 2006	Commentary No. 2
A Primer on Understanding Health Care Cost Trends:	December 1996	Issue Brief No. 05
Aging Plays Limited Role in Health Care Cost TrendsBradley C. Strunk, Paul B. Ginsburg	September 2002	Data Bulletin No. 23
An Update on Americans' Access to Prescription DrugsMarie C. Reed	May 2005	Issue Brief No. 95
Back To The Future? New Cost and Access Challenges EmergeCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	February 2001	Issue Brief No. 35
Consumers Face Higher Costs As Health Plans Seek to Control Drug SpendingGlen P. Mays, Robert E. Hurley, Joy M. Grossman	November 2001	Issue Brief No. 45
Controlling Health Care CostsPaul B. Ginsburg	Oct. 14, 2004	Commentary
Despite Fears, Costs Rise Only Modestly in 1998	Fall 1998	Data Bulletin No. 13
Disease Management: A Leap of Faith to Lower-Cost,Higher-Quality Health CareAshley C. Short, Glen P. Mays, Jessica Mittler	October 2003	Issue Brief No. 69
Efficiency and Quality: The Role of Controlling Health Care Cost Growth in Health Care ReformPaul B. Ginsburg	June 3, 2009	Commentary
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	October 2011	Issue Brief No. 137
Employers Shift Rising Health Care Costs to Workers: No Long-term Solution in SightLydia E. Regopoulos, Sally Trude	May 2004	Issue Brief No. 83
Fifth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington:	June 21, 2000	Conference Transcript
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
Fourth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington:	June 9, 1999	Conference Transcript
Health Care Cost and Access Problems IntensifyCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	May 2003	Issue Brief No. 63
Health Care Costs:	June 1997	Issue Brief No. 10
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