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The rising cost of health care. It ranks among the top issues of concern to Americans. It is a frequent news headline. And it will remain front and center as costs continue to climb.
- Making Health Care More Affordable
- The Cost of Caring
- Economic Contribution of Hospitals
- Hospitals Taking Action
Member Tools for Telling the Hospital Story
Understanding Health Care Costs and Spending
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TrendWatch: Redundant, Inconsistent and Excessive: Administrative Demands Overburden Hospitals (PDF), August 2008
Hospital managers strive to run high-performance health care organizations that deliver the best quality care to their patients. Beyond the mission of providing quality care, hospitals also must comply with government regulators’, payers’ and other stakeholders’ ever-growing administrative requirements. Such activities are increasingly diverting precious resources away from patient care and contributing to making health care less affordable. -
TrendWatch: Beyond Health Care: The Economic Contribution of Hospitals (PDF), April 2008
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The Costs of Caring: Sources of Growth in Spending for Hospital Care (PDF), August 2008 Update
Much of the increase in spending on hospital care reflects advances in medicine that ultimately result in improved outcomes, longer life expectancy, and a better quality of life. However, alternative measures of what we are getting for our health care dollar could help us develop better tools to contain spending growth. -
The Value of Investment in Health Care: Better Care, Better Lives (PDF), August 2008 (Abbreviated)
This report conducted by MedTAP for the Value Group coalition, reveals that without our investment in health care, in the year 2000 there would have been 470,000 more deaths, 2.3 million more people with disabilities, and 206 million more days spent in the hospital. It documents the dynamic advances in health, lifespan and quality of life due to investments in health care.