Peterson Center on Healthcare
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Finding innovative solutions that improve quality and lower costs, and accelerating their adoption on a national scale.
Better hospital pricing transparency = better healthcare decisions. Our @CMSGov RFI response highlights the need for clearer compliance standards and additional data requirements to help patients, employers, and policymakers navigate rising #HealthcareCosts. Read the full…
#ACA premiums will nearly double for the average person next year, finds the latest Peterson-@KFF Health System Tracker report. Timely, trusted analysis of #healthcare system performance informs policies and strategies to improve care. Read more in @USATODAY:…
The Center is excited to welcome Christina Wu, MPH as an Associate Director of Policy. Previously, Christina supported efforts on data transparency, beneficiary choice, and market competition at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). She also has experience…
#Healthcare spending is expected to rise by 7.1% in 2025, totaling $8.3 trillion by 2033, new CMS estimates find. Rising costs and unsustainable spending on ineffective care leaves less for other critical priorities. Read more in @FierceHealth: fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/cms…
ICYMI: At @AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting, Peterson Center on Healthcare's David Schleifer moderated a panel on how Transparency in Coverage data is being used and where it is falling short. Read the insights: petersonhealthcare.org/news/insights-…
NEW: The Center submitted key recommendations to @CMSgov's digital health request for information on modernizing the digital health ecosystem for Medicare beneficiaries: - Independent technology assessments - Evidence-based monitoring limits - Better price transparency & data…
“Forever codes” are incentivizing ineffective use of #RemoteMonitoring tools, the Center’s latest report finds. Learn how policymakers can design value-driven payment models as remote monitoring use grows: bit.ly/3I1yDUX
As #employers shift growing #healthcare costs into premiums, employees face smaller paychecks and stagnating wages, Caroline Pearson shared with @USATODAY. Learn how rising costs strain employers and employees alike: bit.ly/3TBZGss
NEW: @MilbankFund's @CKollerMilbank outlines in @Health_Affairs how states are generating critical evidence to continue fighting rising #HealthcareCosts. Read the insights: bit.ly/4mXJO0S #AffordableHealthcare
We are excited to welcome Faith Heinaman, MPH as our newest Associate. 🎊 Prior to joining the Center, Faith completed her Masters of Public Health at the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and has experience coordinating vaccine equity and access efforts, as well as…
📚 What We're Reading: The 2025 update to the Peterson-@MilbankFund Playbook for Health Care Cost Growth Targets This updated roadmap for states draws on 5 years of experience and lessons learned as programs have matured, addressing new challenges in governance, data, and…
Last week, Hattie Xu and David Schleifer attended #ARM25, @AcademyHealth's annual research meeting that brings together professionals working across the country to improve health and health care outcomes. During the conference, David facilitated a lively discussion with Yuvraj…
Our work to equip employers with data that informs purchasing decisions seeks to ultimately drive quality and reduce #healthcare spending. Senior Advisor Prabhjot Singh spoke at @TheViVEEvent about the Center’s #DataTransparency efforts: vimeo.com/1066398214
#Healthcare costs for families have tripled in the last 20 years, finds @MillimanHealth’s 2025 Medical Index. High healthcare costs mean less to invest in other critical priorities like food, housing, and education. More in @MHExecutive: managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/milliman-…
The 2025 Milliman Medical Index is out now. In 2025, we estimate healthcare will cost: 🔹A family of four: $35,119 🔹An average person: $7,871 Get all the details in the full report: bit.ly/3SOdnEf #Milliman #MillimanMedicalIndex #Insurance #Healthcare
#RemoteMonitoring is increasingly billed for longer periods of time, despite evidence that most benefits occur in the short term. The Peterson Center on Healthcare's latest report outlines ways policymakers can better align costs and benefits of this emerging #HealthTechnology.…
📊 Traditional Medicare expenditures on remote patient monitoring totaled $194.5M in 2023. @CF_Pearson of @PetersonCHealth breaks down how RPM is being used — and how to improve it. Watch the full interview: hubs.li/Q03pHYVr0