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
Increasing Stress on the U.S. Health Care System: Structural Crisis or Temporary?Len M. Nichols	March 10, 2003	Congressional Testimony
Managing Costs, Managing Benefits: Employer Decisions in Local Health Care MarketsJon B. Christianson, Sally Trude	Feb. 21, 2003	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
The Role of Public Employers in a Changing Health Care MarketCarolyn A. Watts, Jon B. Christianson, Lance Heineccius, Sally Trude	January/February 2003	Journal Article Health Affairs
Obstacles to Employers' Pursuit of Health Care QualityJ. Lee Hargraves, Sally Trude	September/October 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Quality Improvements By Providers: Market Developments Hinder ProgressKelly Devers	September/October 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Consumer Beliefs and Health Plan PerformanceJames D. Reschovsky, J. Lee Hargraves, Albert Smith	June 2002	Journal Article Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Are HMO Enrollees Healthier Than Others? Results from the Community Tracking StudyElizabeth Schaefer, James D. Reschovsky	May/June 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Assessments of Medical Care by Enrollees in For-Profit and Nonprofit Health Maintenance OrganizationsHa T. Tu, James D. Reschovsky	April 25, 2002	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Hospital Spending Drives Largest Health Care Cost Increase in a Decade	September 26, 2001
Tracking Health Care CostsBradley C. Strunk, Paul B. Ginsburg, Jon R. Gabel	September 26th 2001	Health Affairs
Do Consumers Know How Their Health Plan Works?Peter J. Cunningham, Charles Denk, Michael Sinclair	March/April 2001	Health Affairs
Update on the Nation’s Health Care System:Cara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2000	Health Affairs
Withering on the Vine:Jon R. Gabel, Paul B. Ginsburg, Heidi H. Whitmore, Jeremy D. Pickreign	September/October 2000	Health Affairs
Rules of the Game:Loel S. Solomon	July/August 1998	Health Affairs
Accountable Communities:Caroline Rossi Steinberg, Raymond J. Baxter	July/August 1998	Health Affairs
Choosing a Health Plan:Judith Hibbard, Jacquelyn Jewett, Mark W. Legnini, Martin Tusler	November/December 1997	Health Affairs
Association Leaders Speak Out on Health System ChangeJanet M. Corrigan, Paul B. Ginsburg	January/February 1997	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Aaron Katz, Jack Thompson	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Robert Miller	Summer 1996	Health Affairs