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PACE and Part D: A Tale of Two Statutes in Need of a Solution for Medicare Beneficiaries

May 09, 2022 | Report

Altarum’s Delivery Systems Transformation practice area offers three proposed policy solutions to the PACE Part D dilemma in a new report completed with funding from the RX Foundation.

April 2022 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

April 21, 2022 | Economic Indicators

In this month’s data, we incorporate CMS health spending projections that show health spending grew by 4.2% in 2021; health care price and utilization growth remains low; and hiring slows in March.

March 2022 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

March 18, 2022 | Economic Indicators

National health spending was lower in January 2022 than in December 2021; the gap between health care and economywide price growth sets a record; and health care hiring picks up in February 2022.

February 2022 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

February 18, 2022 | Economic Indicators

National health spending grew by 3.4% in 2021 including pandemic-related federal government support, a jump in health care prices paid by private insurance is offset by a Medicare price slowdown, and health care employment started 2022 with modest growth.

January 2022 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

January 21, 2022 | Economic Indicators

Spending growth since the start of the pandemic reflects significant federal government support; price growth has picked up but remains well below economywide inflation; and employment grew slowly in 2021 and only in ambulatory care settings.

December 2021 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

December 23, 2021 | Economic Indicators

In this month’s Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs, we incorporate new CMS health expenditure data for 2020 and show the impact of federal spending on near-record growth, while healthcare prices rise slightly and 2021's labor trends persist.

November 2021 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

November 16, 2021 | Economic Indicators

With high GDP growth, health spending stabilizes near 17.5% of GDP, health care price growth remains low amid continued increases in economy-wide inflation, and jobs in ambulatory care continue to grow amid strong economy-wide job growth.

October 2021 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

October 19, 2021 | Economic Indicators

Health spending surpasses $4 trillion while its share GDP share continues to fall, economywide inflation continues to overshadow health care price growth, and health care employment falls—driven by hospitals and residential care.