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Analysis: Giving price data to wider audience would save $100 billion in 10 years
Most health care price transparency efforts are aimed at giving patients more information on costs at the point of care.…
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Adjusted risk pool has some rethinking cervical cancer rates
What if experts wanted to figure out the rate of tonsil cancer, but forgot to exclude all the people who’d…
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Data shines a light on C-sections, maternal mortality
There was some good data analysis that turned personal for me last week, and I feel compelled to give a…
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Use site’s data on silver plans on state, D.C. exchanges
Want to know everything about premiums, networks, deductibles, cost-sharing and out-of-pocket limits for all 7,000-plus silver plans on exchanges in…
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What’s keeping America’s seniors awake?
Why do so many older adults complain about poor sleep? It turns out that physiological changes, coupled with increased prevalence…
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Report suggests applying value-based insurance design to high-deductible health plans
For years, health policy experts have asked whether high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) with health savings accounts (HSAs) cause some patients…
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A ‘birth lottery’ still determines who gets to live longest, healthiest life
“Since when in America do we have classes? Since when in America are people stuck in areas or defined places…
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Report shows reference pricing could save employers $9.4 billion
If all employers adopted reference pricing for certain health care services, the potential total savings could reach $9.4 billion, according…
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Medicare payment data now available for individual states
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released payment data last month, health reporters paid attention. It allowed an unprecedented…
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Health spending for elderly shows lowest growth rate among all age groups
Per capita health care costs for people age 65 and older grew by just 4.1 percent for 2002-10, the lowest…