Peterson Center on Healthcare

High healthcare costs are eating into wages: People aged 50-64 with employer-sponsored insurance are spending as much as 10% of their income to cover premiums, according to AARP. Employers need greater access to health price data and insights that can guide meaningful health plan negotiations and increase access to affordable, high-quality care. Read more in McKnight's Senior Living: #Healthcare #HealthCosts #HealthData

Yesterday, One Utah Health Collaborative (OUHC), in partnership with Governor Spencer Cox, announced the adoption of the Utah Model of Care. This innovative model, developed through nearly a year of statewide collaboration across executives, payers, providers and patients, represents a significant step toward creating a healthcare system that is trusted, affordable, and high-quality for all Utahans. Hannah M. and I travelled to Utah for this occasion. I was honored to speak at OUHC’s information session that followed the press conference and to highlight components of the model that resonate with our mission at The Peterson Center on Healthcare to create a high-performing health system for all Americans. Utah is taking a novel approach to tackling healthcare by starting with the data and nurturing public-private collaboration. We are proud to support OUHC in this 15+ year commitment to bend the healthcare cost curve and improve health outcomes for all Utahns. James Wissler John Poelman Sri Bose, Ph.D., MA Elise Saarela Learn more about the model here: https://lnkd.in/gdfR_u6U

Rising healthcare costs have forced millions of people in the United States into medical debt. Now, states are taking action to protect them. A new blog from The Commonwealth Fund outlines strategies states around the country are implementing to reduce the harm caused by medical debt, including removing it from credit scores, cracking down on coercive debt collection practices, and eliminating it for people entirely. Learn more: #AffordableHealthcare #MedicalDebt

State leaders across the country—and across the political spectrum—have recognized the need for more coordinated and centralized health care system information. In response, they have established state health care data organizations (HDO) to provide a foundation for evidence-based policymaking and rigorous data-driven policy debate. In an October 22 webinar, Kevin McAvey, Joel Ario and Amy Zhan, MPH will join state HDO leaders from across the nation to discuss the country's first state HDO framework, recently released by Manatt Health with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and how HDOs can support state #healthinformation needs. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/d8Z7Z856

“We are in relentless pursuit of impact. This means identifying the most significant drivers of cost and then finding the leverage points that disrupt, change, or stimulate market and policy actors.” Kalyani Thampi, Associate Director, Programs recently joined experts from insurance and healthcare reform for a timely conversation on marketplace affordability initiatives at Health Management Associates’ annual fall conference. Since states increasingly undertake initiatives to address affordability, panelists focused on how broader efforts are showing up in the individual market/ACA marketplace, which provides an increasingly important landing place for consumers.? #AffordableHealthcare #HealthcareCosts

NEW: Health spending is expected to level out at an average of 5% from 2027 to 2032, after increasing sharply during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker shows. The new data reveal trends across spending growth in nearly every category, including projected drug, out-of-pocket, and overall health spending. Learn more about expected shifts in healthcare spending: https://bit.ly/3U9A0Ec #HealthcareCosts #HealthSpending #AffordableHealthcare

We are looking forward to #HMACon2024 next week! Kalyani Thampi, Associate Director, Programs will join Sabrina Corlette, Hunter Kellett, and Patrick Tigue for a timely conversation on marketplace affordability initiatives. As states increasingly undertake initiatives to address affordability, this panel discussion will focus on how broader efforts are showing up in the individual market/ACA marketplace, which provides an increasingly important landing place for consumers. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/euHA4_cK #AffordableHealthcare #HealthcareCosts Health Management Associates

Employers have reached a breaking point as high healthcare costs have forced them to shift the burden onto employees, making healthcare less affordable. Strengthening the employer-sponsored health insurance marketplace through ERISA reform is essential to ensuring employees can access affordable healthcare, writes executive director Caroline Pearson in a new commentary for Bloomberg Law. Read more: #ERISA #AffordableHealthcare #HealthPolicy

Earlier this month, Mairin Mancino (Senior Advisor, Policy) and Brad Brockbank (Senior Manager, Policy) attended the Johns Hopkins University Health Policy Forum, a gathering of policymakers, Hill staff members, and healthcare stakeholders. Mairin Brady Mancino also spoke on the “Philanthropy and Health Policy” panel, where she shared the Center's perspective on rising healthcare costs as well as our philanthropic commitment to the policy and market reforms needed to create a more transparent, efficient, and affordable healthcare system. Thank you Ge Bai and The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School for the invitation! #AffordableHealthcare

American healthcare is inefficient. The United States ranks 9 out of 10 in efficiency compared to other high-income countries and its ranks last in health outcomes, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund. Healthcare in the United States costs too much for the poor outcomes that result. That’s why the Peterson Center on Healthcare is committed to supporting innovators and identifying new ways to make the U.S. healthcare system more affordable and efficient for all. Learn more in Axios: #AffordableHealthcare #HealthcareCosts