Don’t blame Medicaid for most of the rise in state and local health care spending

Don’t blame Medicaid for most of the rise in state and local health care spending

Medicaid

Contemplating health care with a focus on research, an eye on reform.

Healthcare spending growth to dip in 2016 on high-deductible surge, report says

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-spending-growth-dip-2016-high-deductible-surge-report-says?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogs6rJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GTsBiI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

File art of a crowded hospital.

“Cadillac tax” on high-priced plans is also contributing to the spending decline.

Why Low Growth in Health Costs Still Stings

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/04/08/why-low-growth-in-health-costs-still-stings/?utm_campaign=KFF%3A+Drew%27s+Columns&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16962011&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–38gNBe4tArXEi1kR4gIoGPcB2uGQndAtR9a57fX7sixUnjJtHdETi4iYn613Dneh6G2TarKm9MCTz9h8Q_rrLuRwo4Q&_hsmi=16962011

Economist: Slow growth in healthcare spending is likely here to stay

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/economist-slow-growth-healthcare-spending-likely-here-stay/2015-01-12

Bar Graphs

An Uncertain Outlook for Medicare Spending

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2015/01/26-health-spending-trajectories-sheiner?utm_campaign=Hutchins+Center&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=15804019&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–QeZiVqtQGdWwhcXxp2MXRUTEr74cRDl74w4NoFmIBfmfpoda66p258dhVminbB_tiEpp_I0iPvQjfTohSAQHLaLR4QQ&_hsmi=15804019

Consumers Have Put More Skin in the Health Game—Now What?

http://altarum.org/health-policy-blog/consumers-have-put-more-skin-in-the-health-game%E2%80%94now-what

Health Insurance

U.S. Healthcare Spending On Track To Hit $10,000 Per Person This Year

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro/2015/01/04/u-s-healthcare-spending-on-track-to-hit-10000-per-person-this-year/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue:%202015-01-05%20Healthcare%20Dive

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