Improving healthcare affordability in the United States
As patients, families, employees, and taxpayers, we are paying too much for our healthcare compared to other nations and our health outcomes are no better. The Peterson Center on Healthcare identifies and promotes promising solutions to help make healthcare more affordable, efficient, and effective.
News & Views
Why Americans pay so much more for healthcare in 2024
Executive Director Caroline Pearson reflects on why Americans continue to pay more for healthcare each year in USA TODAY.
Peterson Center on Healthcare Welcomes Three New Advisory Board Members
The Peterson Center on Healthcare is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished leaders to its Advisory Board.
States Advance Healthcare Affordability Amidst Uncertainty
Amidst uncertainty about how federal health policies will evolve, states continue to lead the charge to improve healthcare affordability.
Employers Require More Help to Improve Healthcare Affordability
Caroline Pearson writes in Bloomberg Law that ERISA reform is essential to ensuring that employees can access affordable healthcare.
Statement on 50th Anniversary of ERISA
Caroline Pearson, Executive Director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, stated the following ahead of the 50th anniversary of ERISA.
Can eConsults reduce commercial health spending? Learnings from an Arkansas pilot study
The Center has published learnings from its Arkansas pilot study on eConsults.
Center Staff Testifies Before Congress on Data Access to Strengthen ERISA and Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits
Mairin Mancino testified before Congress regarding the importance of data access to strengthen ERISA and employer-sponsored health benefits.
Empowering Employer Purchasers: Recommendations to Support Market Transparency and Health System Performance
Center staff discuss how employers and purchasers must be equipped with usable health care market data and enabled to use such information effectively.