Analysis: Hospital Price Transparency Data Lacks Standardization, Limiting Its Use to Insurers, Employers, and Consumers April 9, 2021 News Release In spite of a new price transparency rule that requires hospitals to publish the prices of common health services, comparing prices across hospitals remains challenging due to limited compliance with the law and a lack of standardization in the available data, a new KFF analysis finds. The federal rule, which…
KHN and Guardian US Win Batten Medal for “Lost on the Frontline” April 5, 2021 News Release The News Leaders Association (NLA) awarded KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) and Guardian US the 2021 Batten Medal for Coverage of the Coronavirus Pandemic for their year-long “Lost on the Frontline” investigation documenting the lives of more than 3,600 health care workers in the U.S. who died of COVID-19 after…
As Coronavirus Cases Surged This Fall, Admissions to Hospitals for Reasons Other Than COVID-19 Fell Markedly, Especially in the Midwest and West February 18, 2021 News Release Admissions to hospitals for reasons other than COVID-19 fell markedly again in November as cases of infections with the novel coronavirus began to surge anew, suggesting that more people were delaying care due to the worsening pandemic, according to an updated analysis by Epic Health Research Network (EHRN) and KFF.…
Trends in Overall and Non-COVID-19 Hospital Admissions February 18, 2021 Issue Brief This brief shows trends in hospital admissions during the coronavirus pandemic. Admissions to hospitals for reasons other than COVID-19 fell markedly again in November 2020 as cases of infections with the novel coronavirus began to surge anew, suggesting that more people were delaying care due to the worsening pandemic.
Analysis Examines the Implications of Price Transparency for Providers and Patients as New Rules Go into Effect January 13, 2021 News Release A new KFF analysis examines how new federal rules on price transparency for health services may affect patient decision-making and market pricing. As of January 1, 2021, the United States Department of Health and Human Services requires that hospitals publish payer-negotiated rates for common services on their websites. A second…
Price Transparency and Price Variation in U.S. Health Services January 13, 2021 Issue Brief A new Peterson-KFF analysis examines the potential impact of new federal price transparency rules on patient decision-making and market pricing for health services. The brief also includes new analysis of geographic variation in health prices.
How Much More Than Medicare Do Private Insurers Pay? A Review of the Literature April 15, 2020 Issue Brief This brief reviews findings from recent studies that compare Medicare and private health insurance payment rates for both hospital and physician services.
A Polling Surprise? Americans Rank Unexpected Medical Bills at the Top of Family Budget Worries February 28, 2020 News Release When it comes to family budget concerns, unexpected medical bills top Americans’ list of worries, with two-thirds (65%) of the public saying they are at least somewhat worried, including 35% who say they are “very” worried, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Fewer Americans say they are at least…
Data Note: Public Worries About And Experience With Surprise Medical Bills February 28, 2020 Poll Finding This data note captures February 2020 poll findings on the public’s worries about and experiences with unexpected and surprise medical bills.
Hospitals and Physicians Represent More Than Half of Total Health Spending January 10, 2020 Slide More than half of U.S. health spending went toward hospital and physician services in 2018. Learn more about the breakdown of the nation’s health spending in the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.