Healthcare Costs

Understand the drivers of hospital costs and explore strategies to improve efficiency and affordability.

Article

Older Adults Without Medicare: The Hidden Uninsured

December 9, 2024

Issue Brief

Same Service, Same Price: Promoting Policies That Curb Unfair Billing Practices and Increase Price Transparency for Health Care Services

November 1, 2024

Issue Brief

Price Markups for Clinical Labs: Employer‑based Insurance Pays Hospital Outpatient Departments 3X Than Physician Offices and Independent Labs for Identical Tests

October 24, 2024

Public Statement

West Health Submits Comments to Federal Trade Commission on RFI Docket No. ATR 102

May 1, 2024

White Paper

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reforms: Can Congress Fix the Market Without Breaking It?

April 17, 2024

Publication

Trends in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Utilization and Spending Among Individuals with Commercial Insurance

February 29, 2024

Issue Brief

FAQ - Employer-Based Health Plans

December 1, 2023

Article

Medicare Part B Spending on Macular Degeneration Treatments Associated With Manufacturer Payments to Ophthalmologists

September 8, 2023

Issue Brief

Protecting Patients from Unexpected Outpatient Facility Fees

July 21, 2023

Issue Brief

Understanding Pathways to Medicaid Eligibility Among California's Medicare Beneficiaries

April 1, 2023

Issue Brief

Moving to Site Neutrality in Commercial Insurance Payments

February 14, 2023

Article

New Interactive Guide Looks to Make Aging in Place a Healthy Reality for More Americans

November 22, 2022

Article

How Venture Philanthropy Can Disrupt Health Care: Lessons from Civica Rx

October 12, 2022

Toolkit

Bleeding Americans Dry: Messaging the High Cost of Corporate Health Care

September 22, 2022

Infographics & Interactives

Older Americans at Risk: Three Troubling Healthcare Trends

June 15, 2022

Public Statement

West Health Comments on the Business Practices of PBMs

April 25, 2022