Ending Health Care’s Affordability Crisis Begins With Actions to Fix State Markets
Caroline Pearson emphasizes the benefits of states being able to more easily engage with local employers, healthcare providers, and payers.
Read MoreMinnesota Takes Steps to Open the “Black Box” of Health Care Spending Amid Industry Opposition
Minnesota has established a center for healthcare affordability as part of a landmark healthcare bill.
Read MoreVaried Health Spending Growth Across U.S. States Was Associated With Incomes, Price Levels, and Medicaid Expansion, 2000–19
A new state-level analysis of healthcare costs funded by the Peterson Center on Healthcare shows wide variations in healthcare spending across states.
Read MoreA Proposal to Cap Provider Prices and Price Growth in the Commercial Health-care Market
This proposal discusses how price regulations could be used to constrain commercial provider prices.
Read MoreNew Study: Low Back and Neck Pain Tops U.S. Health Spending
Americans in 2016 spent an estimated $380 billion on low back and neck pain—the highest expenditure of any health condition.
Read MorePeterson Center on Healthcare Partners With Rhode Island and Brown University on Innovative Healthcare Data Transparency Initiative
The State of Rhode Island and Brown University will study healthcare cost trends in order to improve how care is delivered throughout the state.
Read MorePrice and Intensity Identified as the Major Drivers of Rising Healthcare Spending
A new study published in JAMA reveals that healthcare spending rose by nearly $1 trillion between 1996 and 2013.
Read MorePeterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending
The Peterson Center on Healthcare announced an initiative to identify past drivers of U.S. healthcare spending to better forecast future spending trends.
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