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
Economic Downturn and State Budget Woes Overshadow Seattle Health Care MarketGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Laurie E. Felland, Gary Claxton, Hoangmai H. Pham, Lydia E. Regopoulos, Aaron Katz, Kyle Kinner	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 3
Economic Downturn Slows Phoenix's Once-Booming Health Care MarketAaron Katz, Robert A. Berenson, Gary Claxton, Marisa K. Dowling, Caroleen W. Quach, Divya R. Samuel	July 2011	Community Report No. 8
Economic Downturn Strains Miami Health Care SystemJon B. Christianson, Amelia M. Bond, Emily Carrier, Peter J. Cunningham, Divya R. Samuel, Lucy B. Stark	September 2011	Community Report No. 11
Effects of Changes in Incomes and Practice Circumstances on Physicians' Decisions to Treat Charity and Medicaid PatientsPeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	March 2008	Journal Article The Milbank Quarterly
Eighth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington	June 18, 2003	Conference Transcript
Emerging Health Care Market Trends	December 10, 2001	Conference Transcript
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
Employers' Views on Incremental Measures to Expand Health CoverageHeidi H. Whitmore, Sara R. Collins, Jon R. Gabel, Jeremy D. Pickreign	November/December 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
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
Fifth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington:	June 21, 2000	Conference Transcript
Financial Pressures Continue to Plague HospitalsDebra A. Draper, Linda R. Brewster, Lawrence D. Brown, Lance Heineccius, Carolyn A. Watts, Elizabeth Eagan, Leslie A. Jackson, Marie C. Reed	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 12
Financial Woes and Contract Disputes Disrupt MarketKelly Devers, Jon B. Christianson, Laurie E. Felland, Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Liza Rudell, Linda R. Brewster, Ha T. Tu	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 11
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
Greenville & Spartanburg: Surging Hospital Employment of Physicians Poses Opportunities and ChallengesAnn S. O'Malley, Grace Anglin, Amelia M. Bond, Peter J. Cunningham, Lucy B. Stark, Tracy Yee	February 2011	Community Report No. 6
Health and Wellness: The Shift from Managing Illness to Promoting HealthDebra A. Draper, Ann Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	June 2008	Issue Brief No. 121
Health Benefits In 2006: Premium Increases Moderate, Enrollment In Consumer-Directed Health Plans Remains ModestGary Claxton, Jon R. Gabel, Isadora Gil, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Heidi H. Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Samantha Hawkins	Sept. 26, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Care Cost and Access Challenges PersistDebra A. Draper, Paul B. Ginsburg	October 2007	Issue Brief No. 114
Health Care Cost and Access Problems IntensifyCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	May 2003	Issue Brief No. 63
Health Care Cost Concerns Intensify in Little RockDebra A. Draper, John F. Hoadley, Jessica Mittler, Sylvia Kuo, Gloria J. Bazzoli, Peter J. Cunningham, Len M. Nichols, Leslie Jackson Conwell	Summer 2003	Community Report No. 8