Out-of-network savings plans claim to control #healthcare costs—instead, they leave patients and employers with exorbitant bills and fees. Employers must have access to healthcare cost #data to meaningfully control costs. Read more in The New York Times:
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This week, the Peterson-Milbank Program, in partnership with Manatt Health, @NASHP, and Bailit Health hosted a webinar to hear from state leaders using hospital data to drive healthcare reform. It also provided a look at their new “Guide to Hospital Financial Analyses,” which…

WEBINAR: Join the Peterson-Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly Program, Manatt Health, Bailit Health, and NASHP on 4/9 at 2PM ET for a webinar on leveraging hospital financial analysis to inform #Healthcare affordability and access policies.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

ICYMI: Executive Director Caroline Pearson explored findings from PHTI’s assessment of digital #diabetes management tools and implications for payers, providers, and innovators.

View the webinar recording: phti.com/assessment/dig…

We’re Hiring!

The Center is seeking an Associate to support the Center’s existing programmatic and policy work on state engagement and data transparency, along with the development of new initiatives. Learn more: bit.ly/3TEyfy0

Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker insights equip policymakers, stakeholders, and media to have meaningful conversations about how to improve it.

Read the analysis cited in a The New York Times column to learn how healthcare spending has changed over time: healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collecti…

We’re Hiring!

The Center is seeking an Associate Director, Programs to develop and lead a portfolio of projects. Learn More: bit.ly/3vCbUZQ

WEBINAR: Digital #diabetes tech does not live up to promises of improved outcomes and affordability. Join our executive director Caroline Pearson on Thurs., March 28 at 2PM ET to learn about our new report and implications for payers, providers, and investors:
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In a new Health Affairs article, staff from The Peterson Center on Healthcare and Manatt Health report on their engagement with more than two dozen employers, highlighting what they need to push against rapidly rising #HealthcareCosts . They also call on national changemakers to…

WEBINAR: Digital diabetes tech does not live up to promises of improved outcomes & affordability. Join Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) Exec Director Caroline Pearson on Thurs, March 28 at 2PM ET to learn about our new report and implications for payers, providers, and investors: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Founded by the Peterson Center on Healthcare in 2023 to raise the bar for technology-driven advances in healthcare delivery, Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) fills a void in the evaluation of digital health solutions through rigorous, independent, evidence-based research.

PHTI's new evaluation…

The Center has partnered with the NASHP—and subcontractor Mathematica to provide expert consultation to up to eight states during the AHEAD application period.

Through this partnership, the Center aims to strengthen states’ applications and ultimately increase their…

Want to learn more about how cost growth targets?

Peterson-Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly for Sustainable Health Costs has produced an introduction video on how cost growth targets bring together all healthcare stakeholders to agree upon a common goal for spending growth. This creates a pathway…

New from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker:

Some patients increasingly pay out-of-pocket for messaging their provider, as those with cost sharing typically paid $25 in 2020 and 2021. Read more in PatientEngagementHIT:
#AffordableHealthcare #OutOfPocketCosts
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States are driving #healthcare affordability through #CostGrowth targets and public-private partnerships to address #PrescriptionDrug prices. Supporting state efforts is our clearest path forward to an affordable healthcare system.
Read the latest from PCH Executive Director…

Technology should be part of the solution, driving better outcomes and greater efficiency in healthcare.

Caroline Pearson, Peterson Center on Healthcare, discusses the importance of raising the bar for digital health purchasing.

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Making #AffordableHealthcare a reality is top-of-mind for voters, according to KFF's latest polling.

KFF CEO and Peterson Center on Healthcare board member Drew Altman breaks down how reducing #healthcare costs resonates with voters across the aisle.

Read more: kff.org/other/perspect…

High #healthcare costs make care unaffordable for millions in America, particularly those in poor health, with lower incomes, or lacking insurance. Read the latest from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker on U.S. #MedicalDebt in Axios Vitals: axios.com/newsletters/ax…