Sarah Litton
Manager, Communications and Public Affairs
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Health Sector Trend Report, March 2018
Health Sector Trend Reports
March 28, 2018
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
It Takes YOUR Community Transcript
Monograph
February 13, 2018
Transcript from the "It Takes YOUR Community" symposium that convened on December 5, 2017. This symposium provides the tools needed to advocate and plan community-based health and long-term services and supports for the coming Age Wave.
Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Lorain County, Ohio
PDF Publication
February 12, 2018
To help Lorain County, Ohio with the opioid crisis, Altarum implemented its three-phase approach to analyze current resources and determine where additional resources and services are needed.
Measuring the Impact of Transparency
PDF Publication
January 19, 2018
In partnership with the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), Altarum developed a new PROMETHEUS report to power a consumer-friendly transparency dashboard that displays cost and quality information at facilities where a significant number of Maryland residents receive care.
Health Sector Trend Report, December 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
December 28, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
Health Sector Trend Report, November 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
November 29, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
The potential societal benefit of eliminating the opioid crisis exceeds $95 billion per year
PDF Publication
November 16, 2017
The cost of the opioid crisis exceeded $95 billion in 2016, according to analysis recently released by Altarum, underscoring the importance of swift investment in evidence-based interventions.
Price Transparency and Physician Quality Report Card 2017
PDF Publication
November 8, 2017
Most states fail to provide consumers with the information they need to make informed health care choices and even fewer provide data on the price and quality of care together, according to a report by independent nonprofit organizations Altarum and Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR).
Health Sector Trend Report, October 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
October 26, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
Health Sector Trend Report, September 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
September 25, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
Health Sector Trend Report, August 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
August 28, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
Health Sector Trend Report, July 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
July 27, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
Affordable Care Act & Title X Family Planning Services: How the Changing Healthcare Landscape Has Affected Service Use and Billing Practices
PDF Publication
June 30, 2017
To identify the barriers, strategies, and infrastructure required for Title X centers to contract with health insurers, as well as successful systems whereby Title X providers can provide confidential services while billing insurance for the visit, the Altarum, in partnership with the Urban Institute, conducted a qualitative case study inquiry of current practices of providers, states, and health plans that may inform future practice and policy.
Health Sector Trend Report, June 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
June 28, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
Health Sector Trend Report, May 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
May 31, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
A 10-Year Projection of the Prescription Drug Share of National Health Expenditures, Including Nonretail
PDF Publication
May 24, 2017
The latest forecast of national health expenditures (NHE) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has prescription drug spending comprising 10.1% of national health spending in 2015 and increasing to 10.8% in 2025.
Advancing Responsible Opioid Prescribing: Supporting Ambulatory Providers through Clinical Education, Training, and Technical Assistance
White Paper
May 24, 2017
Altarum provides training and support tools through our Advancing Responsible Opioid Prescribing program to improve conscientious prescribing, patient education, and prescription tracking (utilizing Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) among ambulatory providers.
A Comparison of Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of Labor Statistics Disease-Price Indexes
Online Article, PDF Publication
May 1, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast BEA's new accounts that estimate health spending by disease category and BLS's Experimental Disease Price Index and to suggest areas for future improvements.
Health Sector Trend Report, April 2017
Health Sector Trend Reports
April 25, 2017
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
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Health Sector Trend Report, March 2018
Health Sector Trend Reports
These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.
