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
Wall Street Comes to Washington	July 2002	Issue Brief No. 54
Navigating a Changing Health System	July 2002	2001 Annual Report
Seventh Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington	June 11, 2002	Conference Transcript
HSC's Seventh Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference	June 11, 2002
Emerging Health Care Market Trends	December 10, 2001	Conference Transcript
Wall Street Comes to Washington:	September 2001	Issue Brief No. 43
Tracking Health Care Costs	September 2001
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
Analyzing the Changing Health System: The Path Taken and the Road Beyond	July 2001	2000 Annual Report
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
Sixth Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington	July 12, 2001	Conference Transcript
HMO Model Shaken but Remains IntactAaron Katz, Robert E. Hurley, Leslie A. Jackson, Timothy K. Lake, Ashley C. Short, Paul B. Ginsburg, Joy M. Grossman	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 09
Health Plan-Provider Showdowns on the RiseBradley C. Strunk, Kelly Devers, Robert E. Hurley	June 2001	Issue Brief No. 40
Provider Network Instability: Implications for Choice, Costs and Continuity of CareAshley C. Short, Glen P. Mays, Timothy K. Lake	June 2001	Issue Brief No. 39
Hopes Dim for More CompetitionDebra A. Draper, Linda R. Brewster, Lawrence D. Brown, Lance Heineccius, Carolyn A. Watts, Laurie E. Felland, Elizabeth Eagan	Spring 2001	Community Report No. 08
Hospitals Compete for Specialty CareGlen P. Mays, Sally Trude, Lawrence P. Casalino, Patricia Lichiello, Bradley C. Strunk, Jeffrey Stoddard	Spring 2001	Community Report No. 07
Defined Contributions: The Search for a New VisionSally Trude	April 2001	Issue Brief No. 37
Tax Credits and Purchasing Pools: Will This Marriage Work?Sally Trude, Paul B. Ginsburg	April 2001	Issue Brief No. 36
Highly Consolidated Market Poses Cost Control ChallengesKelly Devers, Jon B. Christianson, Laurie E. Felland, Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Liza Rudell, J. Lee Hargraves	Winter 2001	Community Report No. 06