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.
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Peterson Philanthropies Impact Report (2018–2025)
Peterson Philanthropies Impact Report (2018–2025)
Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports Launch of the Yale Health Care Affordability Lab
The Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale is a new initiative to curb rising U.S. healthcare spending by producing timely, rigorous, policy-relevant health economics research.
Eight Trends Shaping 2026 Healthcare Costs
Peterson Center on Healthcare staff collaborated with KFF to identify the healthcare cost drivers that stakeholders should be watching.
Peterson Center on Healthcare Calls on Regulators to Enforce Health Plan Price Transparency Standards
The Center’s Executive Director spoke with BenefitsPRO about the Center’s comment letter to federal regulators offering recommendations to strengthen the TiC rule.
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.
Center Responds to HHS, Treasury, and Labor Proposed Rule on Transparency in Coverage Data Reporting
The Center offers recommendations to improve TiC data quality and reliability, expand file utility for employers, and strengthen compliance and enforcement.
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.