Great article from @sangerkatz in @UpshotNYT!
For more about the data in this article, like the range of prices for common services like a C-section, Mammogram, or Office Visit in your area check out our @HealthCostInst report:
https://t.co/sB3WcW0zVL
Happy to have this out in the world. A chapter of my dissertation was gathering dust in my dropbox... I found no effect of Citizens United on subsidy activity -- Alisa and Sarah had found the same for many other state tax outcomes! Together, we have a paper:
New report from @USCBO using @HealthCostInst commercial claims dataset shows wide price variation between commercial and Medicare prices for hospitals’ and physicians’ services. #HCCIdata informs policymakers and researchers.
https://t.co/vY5lBsgAXC
In some bittersweet personal news, today is my last day at @healthcostinst. I am incredibly thankful to my amazing colleagues past and present for my wonderful three and a half years here.
I can’t wait to see what HCCI does next with the 2.0 data (applications open!)!
Attn: employers worried about health care costs.
If you use #Medicare prices as a benchmark in negotiating check out latest paper from @HealthCostInst
(it could save you $$$)
New @HealthCostInst study finds that actual #Medicare payments to physicians in 2017 were ~$4B (6%) less than expected based off the publicly listed Fee Schedule price.
This suggests the definition of #Medicare prices may have major policy ramifications. https://t.co/e3VpAhhuQQ
@HealthCostInst study explores how 3 hypothetical policy proposals tying ESI prices to #Medicare rates could affect professional prices across the U.S.
See the potential effects of rate cap, cap-and-floor, & benchmarking policies w/ interactive graphics: https://t.co/moDi4oVQcq
New #HealthyMarketplace Index release 🚨
@HealthCostInst researchers explored actual prices paid for 6 common services and found 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 differences in both prices and price growth rates across & even w/in over 100 metro areas.
https://t.co/OIeTvuRLuw
My friend Katya models the drug development process, and uses the estimates from her model to predict effects of different gov't policies aimed at increasing the # of drugs that reach the market.
Just devastating news - listening to Tommy call games was honestly a treat. We'll make sure the refs still get an earful and make irrational Celtics player comparisons for you, Tommy.
@dp_oneill@SabrinaCorlette That’s about right. We recently released a blog looking at the distribution of average professional service prices:
https://t.co/Fwv0SGpDsh
Caroline Hopkins
JMP: "Flood Hazard Mitigation and the Role of the Government: A Dynamic Model of Local Government Investment in a Public Good"
Website: https://t.co/Kkl99SqTzA
@contirena1@Altarum@kaopingchua@Kidfears99 Yes! Rising list (& negotiated prices) have serious impacts on OOP spending for people w/ diabetes, esp. those in HDHPs.
@jeanniebin and I looked how changes in point-of-sale prices were associated w/ January OOP spend over time: https://t.co/6sGeP9IOu2
cc: @HealthCostInst
1/ Across the U.S., spending on health care has increased significantly since 2013. Our latest project with @HealthCostInst dives deep into why that is. (THREAD)
https://t.co/CnBQu44a2T
Check out 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘇 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 in this years #HealthyMarketplace report while exploring commercial health care spending in your area! 🌟
Downloadable fact sheets detailing spending & spending drivers are available for all 124 metros. https://t.co/k4fzFej6uO
ICYMI: @HealthCostInst updated our #HealthyMarketplace Index with new data and metro-area snapshots of 124 local markets!
Check out this thread for top level findings or explore how your area stacks up here 👉 https://t.co/EZ0m5TWAat