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Market Concentration Affects Cost-Shifts
Hospitals have been largely thought to shift costs among public and private payers to offset costs. New research reveals that the ability to conduct such cost-shifting is also related to the competitive nature of a hospital’s community. It is a Continue Reading …
Inconsistent access to care in Arizona
The effects of insurance coverage on access to care in Arizona provides a startling lesson of the problems with inconsistent coverage. People cycling on and off insurance tend to forgo care and necessary medication. As the price tag of Continue Reading …
Keeping it in the Community
Colorado has 140 community health centers (CHCs) that provide care for 9 percent of the state’s population and 36 percent of Colorado’s Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus clients. Community health centers are a potential solution to health care costs Continue Reading …
The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment
A randomized clinical trial in Oregon provided health insurance to some low-income residents and not others. Results from the trial demonstrate better access to care, improved health, and reduced financial stressors. The state of in 2008 to select a fraction Continue Reading …
Single-Payer’s Impact on Physician Income
“No boy should have to depend either for his leg or his life upon the ability of his parents to raise enough money to bring a first-class surgeon to his bedside.” Tommy Douglas, the father of Canadian medicare This study follows Continue Reading …