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
If the Price is Right, Most Uninsured—Even Young Invincibles—Likely to Consider New Health Insurance MarketplacesPeter J. Cunningham, Amelia M. Bond	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 28
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
The Surge in Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?Tracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Ellyn R. Boukus	July 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 26
High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient EngagementTracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Emily Carrier	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 9
Small Employers and Self-Insured Health Benefits: Too Small to Succeed?Tracy Yee, Jon B. Christianson, Paul B. Ginsburg	July 2012	Issue Brief No. 138
State Benefit Mandates and National Health ReformChapin White, Amanda E. Lechner	February 2012	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 8
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010Anna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 28
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	October 2011	Issue Brief No. 137
Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?Ann S. O'Malley, Amelia M. Bond, Robert A. Berenson	August 2011	Issue Brief No. 136
Working at Cross Purposes: Health Care Expansions May Jumpstart Local Economies but Fuel Nation's Fiscal WoesChapin White, Paul B. Ginsburg	August 2011	Commentary No. 5
Wide Variation in Hospital and Physician Payment Rates Evidence of Provider Market PowerPaul B. Ginsburg	November 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 16
Innovations in Preventing and Managing Chronic Conditions: What's Working in the Real World?Alwyn Cassil	June 2010	Issue Brief No. 132
Efficiency and Quality: The Role of Controlling Health Care Cost Growth in Health Care ReformPaul B. Ginsburg	June 3, 2009	Commentary
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription DrugsLaurie E. Felland, James D. Reschovsky	January 2009	Tracking Report No. 22
Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family BudgetsPeter J. Cunningham, Carolyn Miller, Alwyn Cassil	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 10
Rising Rates of Chronic Health Conditions: What Can Be Done?Alwyn Cassil	November 2008	Issue Brief No. 125
Massachusetts Health Reform: High Costs and Expanding Expectations May Weaken Employer SupportDebra A. Draper, Laurie E. Felland, Allison Liebhaber, Johanna Lauer	October 2008	Issue Brief No. 124
Trade-Offs Getting Tougher: Problems Paying Medical Bills Increase for U.S. Families, 2003-2007Peter J. Cunningham	September 2008	Tracking Report No. 21
Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal CoverageLaurie E. Felland, Debra A. Draper, Allison Liebhaber	July 2007	Issue Brief No. 113