William Johnson

Husband, Health Economist, Home Made Pizza Enthusiast. Tweets, views expressed are my own.

[William Johnson @WJohnsonomics]

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

[Margot Sanger-Katz @sangerkatz]

Does a common blood test cost $10 or $1,000? Yes. https://t.co/pPKxMgIXwu

[Cailin Slattery @cailin_slattery]

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:

[Tom Westerholm @Tom_NBA]

Death.
Taxes.
National broadcasts fundamentally misunderstanding the "Time Lord" nickname.

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

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

[William Johnson @WJohnsonomics]

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!)!

[Sara Rothstein @_SaraRothstein]

@HealthCostInst just launched a new commercial claims database for healthcare research. Here's why their work is so important: 🧵

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

Applications for access to @HealthCostInst’s new commercial claims database are now open! 🎉 #HCCI2dot0 #HCCIdata #healthdata

Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/UyqFM5vwVr

[Dan Gorenstein @dmgorenstein]

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 $$$)

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

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

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

@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

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

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

[Cailin Slattery @cailin_slattery]

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.

[Paul Pierce @paulpierce34]

😢

[William Johnson @WJohnsonomics]

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.

[Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach]

Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn has died, according to multiple league sources.

https://t.co/F3RTXJvMQK

[William Johnson @WJohnsonomics]

@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

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

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

[William Johnson @WJohnsonomics]

@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

[The DataFace @TheDataFace]

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

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

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

[HCCI @HealthCostInst]

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

[Jay Hancock @jayhancock1]

New health-spending analysis frm @HealthCostInst. Bad news includes Herfindahl scores, measuring metro hospital monopolies. DOJ considers anything over 2,500 "highly concentrated." Albuquerque: 7,600! Provo, UT: 7,500!! Columbia, MO: 7,000. Wichita: 5,700. https://t.co/KPI3HR2Xr9