Americans Don’t Feel the Slowdown in Health Costs March 31, 2015 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses why the health policy agenda may shift to focus more on affordability of coverage, consumer protection and consumer information in coming years.
The Mystery of the Missing $1,200 Per Person: Can Medicare’s Spending Slowdown Continue? September 29, 2014 Perspective This policy insight examines the unexpected drop in Medicare’s per-beneficiary spending projections and its implications for beneficiaries and the program’s future.
Health Cost Growth Is Down, Or Not. It Depends Who You Ask. March 5, 2014 Perspective In this Policy Insight, Kaiser President and CEO Drew Altman explores the disconnect between experts, national studies and the public about whether health care costs are slowing or accelerating—it’s a matter of perspective.
Health Affairs Blog: Development Assistance for Global Health: Is the Funding Revolution Over? April 17, 2014 Perspective A Health Affairs blog post by Jen Kates examines the future of development assistance for global health.
An Opportunity Amid the VA Problems May 30, 2014 Perspective This was published as a Wall Street Journal Think Tank column on May 30, 2014. Gen. Eric Shinseki resigned when it became clear that the problems in the VA health-care system were systemic, not one-off acts of a few bad apples. No administration wants another problem, especially with veterans who have served our country and who matter politically,…
The Truth About Those ‘Greedy’ Seniors June 13, 2014 Perspective In The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman asks, “what’s your image of America’s seniors?” and provides some facts on the income and assets of Medicare enrollees.
The Diseases We Spend Our Health Dollars On March 3, 2015 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman explains how a recent Bureau of Economic Analysis report makes the nation’s health care spending more tangible by breaking it down by disease.
How Much (More) Will Seniors Pay for a Doc Fix? March 12, 2015 Perspective In this Policy Insight, the Foundation’s Cristina Boccuti and Tricia Neuman examine how Congress’ effort to permanently stave off scheduled cuts in Medicare’s physician payments could affect what Medicare beneficiaries pay for their care — both in premiums and in other potential changes — to offset the cost of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) “doc fix.”
Health Spending Is Rising More Sharply Again February 17, 2015 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses why high health care prices are a problem for consumers but not a cause of renewed growth in health spending.
Our Fragmented Approach to Health-Care Costs December 4, 2014 Perspective In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses this week’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report on health spending and assesses the current effort to control health-care costs.
