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
Physicians Slow to Adopt Patient E-mailAllison Liebhaber, Joy M. Grossman	September 2006	Data Bulletin No. 32
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	Des Moines, Iowa
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	Fargo, N.D.
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	Houston, TX
State Prescription Drug Price Web Sites: How Useful to Consumers?Ha T. Tu, Catherine Corey	February 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 1
Creating Sustainable Local Health Information Exchanges: Can Barriers to Stakeholder Participation be Overcome?Joy M. Grossman, Kathryn L. Kushner, Elizabeth A. November	February 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 2
A Health Plan Work in Progress: Hospital-Physician Price and Quality TransparencyAnn Tynan, Allison Liebhaber, Paul B. Ginsburg	August 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 7
The Community Snapshots Project	1995	Indianapolis, Ind.
Behind the Slow Growth of Employer-Based Consumer-Driven Health PlansJon R. Gabel, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Heidi H. Whitmore	December 2006	Issue Brief No. 107
Benefit Design Innovations: Implications for Consumer-Directed Health CareHa T. Tu, Paul B. Ginsburg	February 2007	Issue Brief No. 109
Consumer Tolerance for Inaccuracy in Physician Performance Ratings: One Size Fits NoneMatthew M. Davis, Judith H. Hibbard, Arnold Milstein	March 2007	Issue Brief No. 110
High-Performance Health Plan Networks: Early ExperiencesDebra A. Draper, Allison Liebhaber, Paul B. Ginsburg	May 2007	Issue Brief No. 111
Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal CoverageLaurie E. Felland, Debra A. Draper, Allison Liebhaber	July 2007	Issue Brief No. 113
Health Care Cost and Access Challenges PersistDebra A. Draper, Paul B. Ginsburg	October 2007	Issue Brief No. 114
Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Mixed Employer Signals, Complex Market DynamicsAnn Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	March 2008	Issue Brief No. 119
Health and Wellness: The Shift from Managing Illness to Promoting HealthDebra A. Draper, Ann Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	June 2008	Issue Brief No. 121
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
Key Findings from HSC's 2010 Site VisitsLaurie E. Felland, Joy M. Grossman, Ha T. Tu	May 2011	Issue Brief No. 135
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	October 2011	Issue Brief No. 137
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