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
Putting TiC to Work: Insights from a Discussion of Transparency in Coverage Data
The Center convened experts at AcademyHealth’s ARM to discuss how they are using TiC data to understand healthcare pricing and inform purchasing and policy.
Center Responds to RFI on Modernizing the Medicare Digital Health Ecosystem
The Center offers recommendations to modernize Medicare’s digital ecosystem, promote high-value health technology, and leverage transparency for better care.
How much does insurance cost for a family in 2025?
Executive Director Caroline Pearson spoke with USA TODAY about how inflated healthcare costs strain employers and employees alike.
New Report Outlines Policy Recommendations for Remote Health Technologies
Report provides new guidance for policymakers regarding coverage and payment for remote monitoring technologies.
Evolving Remote Monitoring: An Evidence-Based Approach to Coverage and Payment
The Center’s report highlights opportunities to better align payment to value.
Health Spending Issues to Watch This Year
A new brief from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker outlines federal and state-level health spending issues to watch throughout 2025.
Unlocking Healthcare’s Black Box: Why Trump’s New Transparency Order Matters for Employers and Consumers
The administration’s executive order is an opportunity to realize transparency’s potential in more functional and efficient healthcare markets.
Why Hospital Price Transparency Is Essential to Improving Employee Benefits
Mairin Mancino discusses how better pricing data can improve employer benefits while lowering costs and enhancing care.