Health Journalism Data

For health care journalists seeking information on women’s health insurance coverage and women’s health in general, the Office on Women’s…

Statistical Brief #421: Differentials in the Concentration in the Level of Health Expenditures across Population Subgroups in the U.S., 2010

Among Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance, almost one in five inpatient admissions includes a claim from an out-of-network provider. Charts…

Along with the Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws, July 2015, the Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) and the…

For a report in which it analyzed CMS data on Medicare Advantage plans, McKinsey & Company showed that it is…

Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Pneumonia. Researchers reported in JAMA that among Medicare beneficiaries,…

In December, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services published…

A report, Problems Paying Medical Bills Among Persons Under Age 65, from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

In a report published in April 2014, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) collects data on who has consumer-driven health…

A report published by The Commonwealth Fund in September 2013 evaluates how well state health care systems are working for…

Community Catalyst highlights four key factors contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs in the United States: Pharmaceutical monopoly…

The Community Health Center Chartbook highlights data from and research findings on those health centers, including Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)…

In a statistical brief published Dec. 12, 2017, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality describe the concentration of…

In 2015, health care costs will rise by about 6.8 percent, according to a report from the Health Research Institute…

In March 2015, Consumers Reports National Research Center surveyed 2,200 U.S. consumers and found that in the past two years…

In a plan published May 17, 2018, in the British Medical Journal, doctors in the U.S. and Canada outlined seven…

The Employee Benefit Resource Institute published a report, “Tracking Health Insurance Coverage by Month: Trends in Employment-Based Coverage Among Workers,…

The Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) has published the EBRI Databook on Employee Benefits since 1990. EBRI says the databook…

The National Health Council (NHC) created state-specific progress reports to assess the patient-centeredness of health insurance markets across states. These…

In this issue brief, researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation explain the three provisions included in the Affordable Care Act…

In September 2014, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported on the range of base health insurance premiums in the individual…

In November 2015, the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., introduced its ProvenExperience program in which the health insurer and…

The Health Care Cost Institute established this health care price comparison website from health insurers’ claims data. The goal of…

A report, “State Report Card on Transparency of Physician Quality Information,” from the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) sheds…

In a report published in April 2018, Altarum says spending on health care is rising due to price growth and…

Data from the Health Care Pricing Project show variations in hospital inpatient prices, and how market power affects what hospitals…

In a report in November 2014, the National Institute for Health Care Management showed in a series of charts how…

The National Association of Community Health Centers says health centers care for more than 1 in 6 Medicaid beneficiaries nationally.

In a report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, researchers from the NHIS reported that in the first…

Researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute reported…

In a report published in EconoFact, researchers from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University reported that billing and…

In a report, Medicare Advantage Fundamental Improvements Needed in CMS’ Effort to Recover Substantial Amounts of Improper Payments,” the U.S.…

From 2002 through 2012, the use complementary medicine, such as acupuncture, chiropractic care and massage therapy increased among adults who…

This is a group supported by large employers that contract with hospitals nationwide and thus are interested in promoting higher…

The Leapfrog Group assigns A, B, C, D and F grades to hospitals based on their ability to prevent errors,…

In an issue brief, The Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Marketplace Premiums, researchers from the Office of the Assistant Secretary…

A report from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission outlines how Medicaid pays for prescription drugs and the…

In this report, researchers from PwC’s Health Research Institute predict that spending on health care in 2015 will reach $2.9…

PwC projects 2018 medical costs will grow at a slightly faster rate than 2017. Future reductions in cost trend will…

In its latest annual look at employers’ health care cost trends, PwC’s Health Research Institute projects that employers will pay…

Report from the Clear Choices Campaign finds major flaws in the Medicare Plan Finder (MPF), the federal government’s online tool…

Through this year, spending for health care will continue to rise slowly, according to a recent article published in Health Affairs by…

Economy, Prices, And Aging Expected To Shape Spending And Enrollment A report from the federal Department of Health and Human…

In September 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (pdf) reported that the uninsured rate among…

The State of Health Care Quality Report 2013 from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was released in October…

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) publishes the an annual report that summarizes results from its Healthcare Effectiveness Data…

The annual State of Health Care Quality Report from the National Committee for Quality Assurance focuses on quality issues health…

In September, the National Committee for Quality Assurance released its 2018 Health Insurance Plan Ratings showing how health insurance plans…

A report from consultants Avalere shows that ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program could have earned additional net…

In this May 2018 report based on findings from the 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Leapfrog Group and Castlight Health…

A recent report, Open for business: Insurers prepare for new consumer market (PDF), from Price Waterhouse Coopers thoroughly explains the…

In this 10-page report, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress on Medicare spending, outlines how the Medicare program…

Health insurers recognize that the fee-for-service (FFS) payment system is deeply flawed. FFS drives up spending because it provides an…

Researchers from the Integrated Benefits Institute reported that employers in the United States pay about $880 billion in health care…

In a recent analysis of patient safety errors, ECRI reported that about 9 percent of such events led to temporary…

In a report released Feb. 4, 2014, the Government Accountability Office issued a report on the range of base premiums…

CMS has released a data set on Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Referring Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies…

A survey of 7,400 Americans showed that 54 percent of respondents were confused by bills from health care providers, 64…

All but five states received a failing grade of F (on a scale from A to F), according to the…

This report from the Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute shows little progress since…

A report (pdf) by Harold D. Miller, president and CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, thoroughly…

There is minimal evidence that making prices more transparent for consumers will drive health care value, according to this June…

Community Health Centers have long been at the forefront of providing high quality, cost effective care to underserved rural and…

In a report published in July 2018, the National Coalition on Health Care explored the affordability crisis in the U.S.…

Findings from a recent study suggest that reference pricing could cause patients to choose lower-cost providers and cause providers to…

The Health Care Cost Institute issued a report in January 2018 on health care spending among employed workers and their…

In an issue brief, researchers at the Employee Benefit Research Institute show that spending on specialty medications is expected to…

A report, The Rise of Retail Health Coverage, by the consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP shows that about one third of…

This report shows that, since September 2010 – when adults aged 19–25 were able to obtain dependent private health insurance…

CMS has released a data set on Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Referring Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Public Use…

Contrary to conventional wisdom, nonprofit hospitals generally act like for-profit hospitals, at least following a financial crisis, researchers report. Rather…

Research data published in an article shows use of an online price transparency tool was relatively low, echoing prior research…

In a report, Harold D. Miller, president and CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, argues that…