2019
Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician Prices For Hospital-Based Care In 2007–14
Cooper Z, Craig S, Gaynor M, Harish NJ, Krumholz HM, Van Reenen J. Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician Prices For Hospital-Based Care In 2007–14. Health Affairs 2019, 38: 184-189. PMID: 30715987, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician pricesHospital pricesHospital-based outpatient careHealth care spendingCare spendingTypes of pricesPrice growthHospital-based outpatient servicesProvider pricesReference pricingAntitrust enforcementPricesPolicy makersPricingSpendingOutpatient careRange of optionsGrowth rateGrowthPaymentsInpatient careOutpatient servicesInsurersMakersPercent
2018
Association of the Overall Well-being of a Population With Health Care Spending for People 65 Years of Age or Older
Riley C, Roy B, Herrin J, Spatz ES, Arora A, Kell KP, Rula EY, Krumholz HM. Association of the Overall Well-being of a Population With Health Care Spending for People 65 Years of Age or Older. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182136. PMID: 30646154, PMCID: PMC6324481, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare FFS beneficiariesPeople 65 yearsHealth care spendingFFS beneficiariesCare spendingPopulation-based cross-sectional studyLower health care spendingHealth care system capacityCross-sectional studyHealth care systemPopulation levelPayment modelsCare payment modelsHighest quintileInverse associationStudy interventionMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesUS national studyOverall healthMedian household incomeBeing IndexCare systemDemographic characteristics