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
Hospitals Profit from Aggressive NegotiationsGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Patricia Lichiello, Ashley C. Short, Andrea Staiti	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 10
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
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
Premium Hikes and Malpractice Insurance Disrupt Miami Health Care MarketGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Laurie E. Felland, Gary Claxton, Megan McHugh, Hoangmai H. Pham, Jessica H. May	Summer 2003	Community Report No. 11
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
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
Health Care Market Stabilizes, but Rising Costs and State Budget Woes Loom in BostonJohn F. Hoadley, Debra A. Draper, Sylvia Kuo, Peter J. Cunningham, Jessica Mittler, Len M. Nichols, Gloria J. Bazzoli, Justin White, Robert A. Berenson	Fall 2003	Community Report No. 12
Continued Hospital Expansions Raise Cost Concerns in IndianapolisGlen P. Mays, Thomas Bodenheimer, Laurie E. Felland, Kelly L. McKenzie, Hoangmai H. Pham, Lydia E. Regopoulos	June 2005	Community Report No. 2
Cleveland Hospital Systems Expand Despite Weak EconomyAaron Katz, Amelia M. Bond, Emily Carrier, Elizabeth Docteur, Caroleen W. Quach, Tracy Yee	September 2010	Community Report No. 2
Intense Competition and Rising Costs Dominate Cleveland's Health Care MarketSuzanne Felt-Lisk, Jon B. Christianson, Linda R. Brewster, Ashley C. Short, Richard Sorian, Robert E. Hurley, Lawrence D. Brown, Gigi Y. Liu	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 2
Little Rock Providers Vie for Revenues, as High Health Care Costs ContinueAaron Katz, Joy M. Grossman, Robert E. Hurley, Jessica H. May, Len M. Nichols, Bradley C. Strunk	July 2005	Community Report No. 3
Seattle Hospital Competition Heats Up, Raising Cost ConcernsIan Hill, Robert A. Berenson, Jon B. Christianson, Marisa K. Dowling, Ralph C. Mayrell, Tracy Yee	December 2010	Community Report No. 3
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
Northern New Jersey Health Care Market Reflects Urban-Suburban ContrastsLaurie E. Felland, Grace Anglin, Amelia M. Bond, Gary Claxton, Ann S. O'Malley, Caroleen W. Quach	December 2010	Community Report No. 4
Urban-Suburban Hospital Disparities Grow in Northern New JerseyGlen P. Mays, Robert A. Berenson, Thomas Bodenheimer, Laurie E. Felland, Anneliese M. Gerland, Lydia E. Regopoulos	August 2005	Community Report No. 4
Rising Costs Pressure Employers, Consumers in Northern New Jersey Health Care MarketDebra A. Draper, John F. Hoadley, Jessica Mittler, Sylvia Kuo, Gloria J. Bazzoli, Peter J. Cunningham, Len M. Nichols	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 4
Little Rock Health Care Safety Net Stretched by Economic DownturnJon B. Christianson, Emily Carrier, Marisa K. Dowling, Ian Hill, Ralph C. Mayrell, Tracy Yee	January 2011	Community Report No. 5
Dynamic Orange County Health Care Market Responds to OpportunitiesAaron Katz, Gary Claxton, Robert E. Hurley, Cara S. Lesser, Jessica H. May, Bradley C. Strunk	August 2005	Community Report No. 5
Bitter Contract Dispute Reaffirms Blues' Dominant Position in LansingAaron Katz, Robert E. Hurley, Kelly Devers, Leslie Jackson Conwell, Bradley C. Strunk, Andrea Staiti, J. Lee Hargraves, Robert A. Berenson	Spring 2003	Community Report No. 5
Market Developments Signal Cost Hikes in GreenvilleSuzanne Felt-Lisk, Jon B. Christianson, Linda R. Brewster, Ashley C. Short, Richard Sorian, Robert E. Hurley, Lawrence D. Brown, Jessica H. May	Spring 2003	Community Report No. 6