Health Care Markets

Ultimately, all health care is organized and delivered at ground level-in local communities-where HSC collects information about the changing health system. HSC research provides perspectives on the role of employers/consumers, health plans, hospitals and physicians in local health care markets.

Title	Date	Document Info
Wall Street Comes to Washington	August 2004	Issue Brief No. 87
Managed Care Rebound? Recent Changes in Health Plans' Cost Containment StrategiesGlen P. Mays, Gary Claxton, Justin White	Aug. 11, 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Employer Views on Consumer-Driven Health CareSally Trude, Leslie Jackson Conwell	July 2004	Issue Brief No. 86
Wall Street Comes to Washington	June 24, 2004	Conference Transcript
Hearing on Pricing Practices of Hospitals	June 22, 2004	Congressional Testimony
Employers Shift Rising Health Care Costs to Workers: No Long-term Solution in SightLydia E. Regopoulos, Sally Trude	May 2004	Issue Brief No. 83
Can Market Competition Cure an Ailing Health System?	March 12, 2004	Conference Transcript
Managed Care Redux: Health Plans Shift Responsibilities to ConsumersDebra A. Draper, Gary Claxton	March 2004	Issue Brief No. 79
Growth of Single-Specialty Medical GroupsLawrence P. Casalino, Hoangmai H. Pham, Gloria J. Bazzoli	March/April 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Financial Pressures Spur Physician EntrepreneurialismHoangmai H. Pham, Kelly Devers, Jessica H. May, Robert A. Berenson	March/April 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Puzzling Popularity of the PPORobert E. Hurley, Bradley C. Strunk, Justin White	March/April 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
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
What is Driving Hospitals' Patient-Safety Efforts?Kelly Devers, Hoangmai H. Pham, Gigi Y. Liu	March/April 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Emergency Department Diversions: Hospital and Community Strategies Alleviate the CrisisLinda R. Brewster, Laurie E. Felland	March 2004	Issue Brief No. 78
Leapfrog Patient-Safety Standards are a Stretch for Most HospitalsKelly Devers, Gigi Y. Liu	February 2004	Issue Brief No. 77
Patient Cost-Sharing Innovations: Promises and PitfallsSally Trude, Joy M. Grossman	January 2004	Issue Brief No. 75
For-Profit Conversions and Merger Trends Among Blue Cross Blue Shield Health PlansJoy M. Grossman, Bradley C. Strunk	January 2004	Issue Brief No. 76
Getting Along or Going Along? Health Plan-Provider Contract Showdowns SubsideJustin White, Robert E. Hurley, Bradley C. Strunk	January 2004	Issue Brief No. 74
Physicians' Views Of Formularies: Implications For Medicare Drug Benefit DesignBruce Landon, James D. Reschovsky, David Blumenthal	January/February 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Tiered-Provider Networks: Patients Face Cost-Choice Trade-OffsGlen P. Mays, Gary Claxton, Bradley C. Strunk	November 2003	Issue Brief No. 71