Segal Consulting releases its 2018 medical cost trend report.
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A paper published at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores the concept of moral hazard in regard to health service use.
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A study in the Journal of Health Economics examines health care price elasticities.
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Research in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds no association between availability and use of a patient portal and hospital readmissions.
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Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that modifiable risk factors account for racial disparities in rates of Type 2 diabetes.
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A fascinating piece of research from JP MorganChase Institute finds that consumers, especially low-income ones, have higher out-of-pocket health care spending immediately after receiving a tax refund. It appears that consumers delay receipt of care or payment of previous bills until they get a tax refund they believe is coming.
A report from the Minnesota Department of Health finds substantial variation in the state for prices of common health services.
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