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
Hospital Spending Drives Largest Health Care Cost Increase in a Decade	September 26, 2001
Do Consumers Know How Their Health Plan Works?Peter J. Cunningham, Charles Denk, Michael Sinclair	March/April 2001	Health Affairs
Tracking Health Care CostsBradley C. Strunk, Paul B. Ginsburg, Jon R. Gabel	September 26th 2001	Health Affairs
Update on the Nation’s Health Care System:Cara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2000	Health Affairs
Choosing a Health Plan:Judith Hibbard, Jacquelyn Jewett, Mark W. Legnini, Martin Tusler	November/December 1997	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Aaron Katz, Jack Thompson	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Debra J. Lipson, Jeanne M. De Sa	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Robert Miller	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Patricia Lichiello, Carolyn Madden	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Association Leaders Speak Out on Health System ChangeJanet M. Corrigan, Paul B. Ginsburg	January/February 1997	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
Withering on the Vine:Jon R. Gabel, Paul B. Ginsburg, Heidi H. Whitmore, Jeremy D. Pickreign	September/October 2000	Health Affairs
Consumer Price Shopping in Health Care	March 15, 2006	Congressional Testimony
The Next Generation of Health Information Tools for Consumers	May 10, 2006	Congressional Testimony
How Consumers Shop for Health Care When They Pay Out of Pocket: Evidence from the LASIK Self-Pay Market	July 18, 2006	Congressional Testimony
Increasing Stress on the U.S. Health Care System: Structural Crisis or Temporary?Len M. Nichols	March 10, 2003	Congressional Testimony
Are Market Forces Strong Enough to Deliver Efficient Health Care Systems? Confidence is WaningLen M. Nichols, Paul B. Ginsburg, Robert A. Berenson, Jon B. Christianson, Robert E. Hurley	March/April 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Managed Care Rebound? Recent Changes in Health Plans' Cost Containment StrategiesGlen P. Mays, Gary Claxton, Justin White	Aug. 11, 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
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