A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

The U.S. health care reimbursement system was built for a different era — one that prioritized high-stakes “cure” interventions over the nuanced “care” interventions better suited to the ongoing needs ...

It’s no secret that the current health care system is unsustainable. Nearly half of Americans receive health care coverage through their employer and over the past two decades, employer-sponsored ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

When patients pay the same no matter the health care option they choose, there’s no incentive for them to make judicious choices.

For more than two decades, federal and state lawmakers have tried to prod, even force, health care providers to list their prices. Congress has passed a few laws targeting hospitals, but many haven’t ...

Natalie Davis is CEO and Co-Founder of United States of Care, an organization dedicated to making our health care system more equitable. What comes to mind when you think back to your last trip to the ...

For more than two decades, federal and state lawmakers have tried to prod, even force, health care providers to list their prices. Congress has passed a few laws targeting hospitals, but many haven’t ...