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Health Sector Trend Report, March 2017

March 31, 2017 | Trend Reports

Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this report provides a summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment in March 2017.

The Business Case for Expanding Opportunity and Equity in Texas

March 20, 2017 | Research Brief

If current gaps in education, health, and income don’t narrow among people of color in Texas, the future economic stakes are high.

March 2017 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

March 17, 2017 | Economic Indicators

The health care sector added 27,000 jobs in February 2017 on the heels of a downwardly revised 12,000 jobs in January, resulting in a two-month average of less than 20,000 new jobs per month - well below the 2015 and 2016 pace of growth.

Health Sector Trend Report, February 2017

February 28, 2017 | Trend Reports

Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this report provides a summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment in February 2017.

America CARES Forum Digital Assets

February 14, 2017 | Multimedia

This digital asset page serves as a repository for all information related to the November 14, 2016 America CARES Forum, including a transcript and survey results.

February 2017 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

February 10, 2017 | Economic Indicators

Health care added only 18,000 jobs in January 2017, the slowest monthly increase since January 2014, which marked the onset of the expanded coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Confidentiality: Opportunities and Barriers for Family Planning

February 08, 2017 | Report

Altarum and Urban conducted qualitative case studies in 10 states across the U.S. to assess the impact of health systems changes resulting from the Affordable Care Act on Title X-funded family planning health centers.

Health Sector Trend Report, January 2017

January 26, 2017 | Trend Reports

Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this report provides a summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment in January 2017.