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Research Roundup: Challenges to making use of health information

The March 2015 issue  of Health Affairs takes a look at the benefits and limitations of how health information is gathered and shared with patients, providers, and purchasers. With growing efforts to...

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Provider market consolidation may contribute to price growth

A panel of experts convened by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) recently released a report addressing the issue of limited competition in private healthcare markets in the U.S. According...

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Health spending growth picked up in early 2015

Recently released economic data suggest that, after a period of historically low health care spending growth, growth rates have started to increase. The latest figures from the Quarterly Services...

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Net shared savings due to less than half of ACOs taking part in Pioneer ACO...

A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model resulted in a net shared savings of $134 million in 2012 and $99...

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An analysis of out-of-network claims in large employer health plans

Being unable to afford health care when it is needed is one of the major worries of families, even those with insurance.  Overall cost sharing (i.e., deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance) has been...

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How prepared is the US to respond to COVID-19 relative to other countries?

The ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic has already overwhelmed the health systems of several countries and is projected to overburden the health system in the United States. A surge in patients with...

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The Veteran Health Administration’s Role During the COVID-19 Response

The recent increase in COVID-19 cases is straining some parts of the U.S. health system due in part to the limited availability of hospital beds in hard hit communities and the simultaneous return of...

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How have health spending and utilization changed during the coronavirus...

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not clear how healthcare utilization and spending would change. Although one might expect health costs to increase during a pandemic, there were other factors...

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Ongoing challenges with hospital price transparency

Summary Since 2021, hospitals have been required to publicly post standard charges and negotiated rates for the common health services and procedures. These price transparency requirements are intended...

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How does medical inflation compare to inflation in the rest of the economy?

Note: This analysis was updated on July 26, 2023, to include new data. Medical care prices and overall health spending typically outpace growth in the rest of the economy. Health costs usually...

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