Provider Markets

Evaluating Trends in Healthcare Provider Markets

Healthcare providers are under increasing pressure while industry consolidation, insurance complexity and other factors are further complicating the market and impacting access to care. Schaeffer scholars evaluate these trends and offer solutions.

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Journal Article

Trends in Patient Cost Sharing for Hospital Care and Implications for Urban and Rural Hospital Revenue

The shift toward both high-cost and zero-cost patient encounters may disproportionately affect rural hospitals, which face a higher proportion of patient cost sharing and likely greater challenges in collection.

Healthcare Markets

Featured Experts: Erin L. Duffy, Erin Trish

Perspective

Federally Fueled Hospital Drug Sales Must Be Reformed

Journal Article

Inpatient Prices in Medicare Advantage Vary Modestly Across and Within Hospitals

News

Reform of Federal Drug Discount Program Should Target Misaligned Incentives

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MedCity News

A proposal to embed a health system’s clinics inside CVS locations may push up costs, Romley says

Featured Experts: John Romley

CalMatters

Lin discusses why dialysis care is so expensive for privately insured patients

Featured Experts: Eugene Lin

Los Angeles Times

Melnick interviewed about rural hospitals’ financial struggles

Featured Experts: Glenn Melnick

KFF Health News

Melnick discusses the forces driving healthcare consolidation

Featured Experts: Glenn Melnick

Spectrum News

Frasco quoted on the likelihood Congress will extend Medicare telehealth coverage

Featured Experts: Melissa A. Frasco

Featured Research

Dialysis Costs the Healthcare System Three Times More in the Individual Market

Monthly spending on outpatient dialysis services for patients with end-stage kidney disease was three times higher for patients insured in the individual market compared to patients insured through Medicare.

Experts: Erin Trish, Eugene Lin