Executive Director Caroline Pearson reflects on why Americans continue to pay more for healthcare each year in USA TODAY, highlighting the role of data availability, medical debt, and consolidation in rising healthcare costs.
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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 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.
Privately Insured People With Depression and Anxiety Face High Out-Of-Pocket Costs
In this brief, we explore health spending among privately insured adults treated for depression and/or anxiety.