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
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Addressing Spending Trends in MassachusettsPaul B. Ginsburg	March 18, 2010	Testimony
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
Association Health Plans and Alternative Ways to Increase Health Insurance Coverage Among Workers in Small FirmsLen M. Nichols	Feb. 5, 2003	Congressional Testimony
Back To The Future? New Cost and Access Challenges EmergeCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	February 2001	Issue Brief No. 35
Commercial Health Plans' Care Management Activities and the Impact on Costs, Quality and OutcomesDebra A. Draper	April 11, 2007	Congressional Testimony
Consumer Price Shopping in Health Care	March 15, 2006	Congressional Testimony
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
Containing Health Care Costs: Market Forces and RegulationPaul B. Ginsburg	June 30, 2011	Testimony
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
Controlling Health Care CostsPaul B. Ginsburg	Oct. 14, 2004	Commentary
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
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
Don't Break Out the Champagne: Continued Slowing of Health Care Spending Growth Unlikely to LastPaul B. Ginsburg	January/February 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs