COVID-19 testing has become a regular part of life for many Americans over the last two years. In addition to facilitating individual returns to work, school, and other activities, testing is a crucial component of the public health strategy to monitor and address the spread of the virus. Even as testing becomes more available, there is widespread concern and frustration about the high and variabl...
HCCI's research on air ambulance prices was featured in a New York Magazine article on the role of private equity in air ambulance pricing. From the article: "Between 2008 and 2017, the median price charged by providers for helicopter air ambulances nearly tripled, jumping from $12,500 to $35,900 per flight, according to a study by the Health Care Cost Institute." How Private Equi...
HCCI's Director of Research and Policy Dr. Aditi Sen was featured in a meeting with Massachusetts State policymakers. From the article: "There's very close connections between higher cost-sharing amounts, higher prices and the ability of people to get the care that they need, the drugs that they need," Sen said. "High prices translate into higher premiums, less generous insurance a...
HCCI's research on childbirth spending among the commercially-insured was featured in Modern Healthcare. From the article: "Childbirth admissions averaged $13,811 for people with employer-sponsored insurance in 2016 and 2017, ranging from $8,361 in Arkansas up to $20,000 in New York, according to the Health Care Cost Institute." Insurer-provider wrangling limits bundled maternity growt...
HCCI's data users and staff use our multi-payer, longitudinal commercial claims dataset to study some of the most pressing issues in the U.S. health care system. Here we highlight some recent research using HCCI data: The Prices That Commercial Health Insurers and Medicare Pay for Hospitals’ and Physicians’ Services | Congressional Budget Office New CBO research using HCCI data: CBO exa...
