A report from the Administration’s Council of Economic Advisors suggests that the health reform law is limiting the growth of health care spending.
A new report from CVS Caremark indicates that specialty drugs will continue to grow as a portion of total drug spending, with little relief in sight.
As health care reform continues to roll out the new insurance exchanges and other features, we offer a brief commentary on the recent developments.
An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses issues related to hospital consolidation and market share.
An article in Health Affairs estimates that demand for physician time could be significantly reduced with effective use of health information, helping ease a supposed coming surge in demand for physician services.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reviews tools used to help engaged depressed patients in treating their condition.
In yet another piece of work relevant to the functioning of the reform law, researchers looked at the effect of product standardization on consumer choice, as reflected in the experience on the Massachusetts insurance exchange.
A survey from United Benefit Advisors reveals employer health plan trends in 2013 that may spill over into 2014.
An article in the current Journal of the American Medical Association examines trends in US health care over the last three decades, including an analysis of recent spending growth finding it is almost all due to unit price increases.
This month’s Health Affairs discusses the adequacy of the health care workforce in light of presumed increased demand from implementation of the ACA and the aging of the population.