Visualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Costs
This Visualizing Health Policy infographic with JAMA spotlights national spending on prescription drugs and the public’s views on pharmaceutical prices.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Costs
News ReleaseThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic spotlights national spending on prescription drugs and the public’s views on pharmaceutical prices. Prescription drug spending rose sharply in 2014, driven by growth in expenditures on specialty drugs, including medications to treat cancer and hepatitis C. Medicare’s spending on prescription pharmaceuticals also has risen, largely due to the addition of the Medicare prescription drug benefit in 2006: between 2004 and 2014, the program’s share of US drug expenditures increased from…
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JAMA Forum: Surprise, Surprise
PerspectiveLarry Levitt's February 2016 post explains how "surprise medical bills" -- unanticipated charges for out-of-network care - can happen. It describes some government approaches to the issue and outlines the challenges to protecting consumers. The post is now available at The JAMA Forum.
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Recent Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
FeatureRecent Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums Download View JAMA Infographic
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Visualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
News ReleaseThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic charts recent trends in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums. Between 1999 and 2015, premiums increased by 203 percent, outpacing both inflation and workers’ earnings. However, growth of premiums for family coverage slowed toward the end of that time period, from an average of 11 percent a year between 1999 and 2005, to 5 percent between 2005 and 2015. In recent years, deductibles rose faster than both premiums and wages, with the…
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Visualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
Other PostThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic charts recent trends in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums. Between 1999 and 2015, premiums increased by 203 percent, outpacing both inflation and workers’ earnings. However, growth of premiums for family coverage slowed toward the end of that time period, from an average of 11 percent a year between 1999 and 2005, to 5 percent between 2005 and 2015. In recent years, deductibles rose faster than both premiums and wages, with the…
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Visualizing Health Policy: Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Delivery System Changes
News ReleaseThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic is based on a survey of primary care clinicians in early 2015 and delves into primary care practitioners’ (PCPs’) perspectives on recent changes to the health care delivery system.
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Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Delivery System Changes
FeaturePrimary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Delivery System Changes Download View JAMA infographic
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Visualizing Health Policy: Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Delivery System Changes
Other PostThis infographic takes a look at primary care practioners' (PCPs') perspectives on recent changes to the health care delivery system.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Experiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA
News ReleaseBased on a survey of primary care clinicians in early 2015, this Visualizing Health Policy infographic examines the experiences and attitudes of primary care practitioners (PCPs) after the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) major coverage provisions took effect in January 2014. Although most report no change in their ability to provide quality care, their opinions about the health care law are sharply divided along political party lines. Generally, primary care physicians have a more negative view…