HMI News
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The First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Had a Disproportionate Impact on Inpatient Service Use in Socially Vulnerable Metro Areas
Read more: The First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Had a Disproportionate Impact on Inpatient Service Use in Socially Vulnerable Metro AreasEach year, HCCI publishes an annual update to the Healthy Marketplace Index (HMI), an interactive tool that describes how health care prices, use, and spending vary across metropolitan areas. HMI helps us to understand how these aspects of the health care system compare and contrast to the median metropolitan area. We recently released the latest…
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Washington Monthly: The Hospital Industry’s No Good, Very Bad Day
Read more: Washington Monthly: The Hospital Industry’s No Good, Very Bad DayHCCI’s Healthy Marketplace Index report was cited in Washington Monthly’s article on congressional hearings related to hospital consolidation. From the article: “While the legislation Klobuchar and others are championing may well slow the pace of future merger activity, it won’t do much to unwind the already deep and damaging level of concentration in the health…
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Modern Healthcare: Meet the new dominant player in one hot healthcare market
Read more: Modern Healthcare: Meet the new dominant player in one hot healthcare marketHCCI’s HMI Concentration Index was cited in Modern Healthcare’s article on Atlanta’s health care market. From the article: “The Health Care Cost Institute ranked Atlanta as one of the most competitive markets in the country, coming in as the 108th least concentrated out of 124 U.S. markets.” Piedmont Healthcare grabs market share in back-to-back hospital…
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The Dallas Morning News: Texans are paying more for health insurance — and using it less
Read more: The Dallas Morning News: Texans are paying more for health insurance — and using it lessHCCI’s 2017 Annual Report and Healthy Marketplace Index were featured in an article in The Dallas Morning News. Texans are paying more for health insurance — and using it less Nearly everyone is spending more on health care, often a lot more. But did you realize people are using it less? Utilization of health care…
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HCCI Recognized as a Shortlistee at the Information is Beautiful Awards Ceremony
Read more: HCCI Recognized as a Shortlistee at the Information is Beautiful Awards CeremonyThe Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) was thrilled to make the shortlist for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards in the Humanitarian category. Information is Beautiful celebrates excellence and beauty in data visualizations, infographics, interactives, and information art – and the work it features serves as inspiration to HCCI. Over the past year, with support…
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Health Affairs: Private Equity and Powerful Physician Groups Raise Another Distraction
Read more: Health Affairs: Private Equity and Powerful Physician Groups Raise Another DistractionHCCI data on market concentration was mentioned in a Health Affairs blog post. From the article: “Before we even get into the merits and effects of Congress’ fix for surprise billing, it’s worth noting that the status quo is bad for networks. Most markets—particularly in urban areas—are highly concentrated, giving providers such as hospitals and…
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The New York Times: High Medical Bills Are at Center of Hospital Group’s Trial
Read more: The New York Times: High Medical Bills Are at Center of Hospital Group’s TrialHCCI research on market concentration was mentioned in a New York Times article. From the article: “Sutter is hardly the only mega-system in the country. Nearly three-quarters of metropolitan areas were considered highly concentrated hospital markets in 2016, according to a recent analysis by the Health Care Cost Institute, a nonprofit group.” High Medical Bills Are…
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U.S. News & World Report: The C-Section Capital of America
Read more: U.S. News & World Report: The C-Section Capital of AmericaResearch from HCCI’s Healthy Marketplace Index on variation in service prices was featured in a report on c-sections from U.S. News & World Report. From the article: “Exactly why doctors continue to perform cesareans for low-risk deliveries is a layered issue that appears more closely tied to system-level breakdowns than to individual physicians. For example, researchers have…
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NPR: A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-Sections
Read more: NPR: A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-SectionsHCCI data on the cost of childbirth was mentioned in a report by NPR. From the article: “C-sections also cost more than vaginal deliveries. In the Denver area, for instance, the average vaginal delivery costs $7,716 while the average C-section costs $14,274, according to 2019 data from the Health Care Cost Institute. On average, commercial and…
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Bloomberg: Big Hospitals Are Getting Bigger, Pushing U.S. Prices Higher
Read more: Bloomberg: Big Hospitals Are Getting Bigger, Pushing U.S. Prices HigherHCCI’s Hospital Concentration Index was featured in a report in Bloomberg. From the article: “The report relied on a measure commonly used in antitrust analysis that gauges how concentrated a market is based on the market share of competitors. It measured only the market for inpatient admissions, so it doesn’t reflect other services such as outpatient…