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
Center Responds to HHS, Treasury, and Labor Proposed Rule on Transparency in Coverage Data Reporting
Center Responds to HHS, Treasury, and Labor Proposed Rule on Transparency in Coverage Data Reporting
Technical Improvements Could Strengthen Transparency in Coverage Data
White paper from Center grantee Simple Healthcare provides recommendations for improving TiC data that commercial health plans are required to release.
Incomplete Insurer Data Undermines Employer Healthcare Affordability Efforts
Three major insurers report incomplete prices in TiC data, making cost comparison difficult for employers, Simple Healthcare research finds.
Policy in Action: Advancing Healthcare Affordability Through Strategic Engagement
In this letter, the Center’s Executive Director Caroline Pearson outlines recent policy engagements to advance healthcare affordability.
Center Responds to CMS Proposed Rule on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
The Center offers recommendations to strengthen hospital price transparency, advance site-neutral payment policy, and improve Medicare Advantage data reporting.
Center Responds to CMS Proposed Rule on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The Center offers recommendations to align Medicare payments with clinical value, advance digital mental health treatment, and promote high-value digital health tools.
Peterson Center on Healthcare Adds Senior Health Policy Experts to Its Staff
Andrea Ducas and Ellen Lukens both have extensive expertise in healthcare and in the processes and policies that facilitate efficient care delivery.
Center Responds to RFI on Hospital Price Transparency
The Center offers recommendations to strengthen hospital pricing transparency, establish clearer compliance standards, and enhance market competition through better healthcare data.