CEP News: The New York Times: The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care

The New York Times:
The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care

15 December 2015

... But a new study casts doubt on that simple message. The research looked not only at Medicare but also at a huge, new database drawn from private-insurance plans - the sorts used by most Americans for health care. And it shows that places that spend less on Medicare do not necessarily spend less on health care over all. Grand Junction, as it happens, is one of the most expensive health care markets in the country for the privately insured - despite its unusually low spending on Medicare.

This article was published by the New York Times on December 15, 2015
Link to article here

Related publications
'The Price Ain't Right? Hospital Prices and Health Spending on the Privately Insured', Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig, Martin Gaynor and John Van Reenen, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1395, December 2015

Related links
Zack Cooper webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Growth Programme webpage

The New York Times:The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care

The New York Times:
The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care