Cost & Quality

Learn more about rising health care costs and private- and public-sector strategies to improve the value of spending.

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October 11, 2022

What Health System Characteristics are Associated with Overuse of Health Care in the US?

New research by Jodi Segal, MD, and colleagues, advances efforts to solve the low-value care problem by placing a spotlight on health care system factors that likely contribute to an overuse of care.

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February 01, 2022 - December 31, 2022

What You Really Need to Know About Drug Development

Healthcare Triage

Tim Brown, University of California, Berkeley

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May 01, 2021 - July 20, 2022

The Causal Effect of High-Quality Physician-Patient Relationships on Healthcare Costs and Outcomes: Differences by Race/Ethnicity and the Effect of Racial/Ethnic Concordance

Tim Brown, University of California, Berkeley

Jamie Robinson, University of California, Berkeley

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January 01, 2021 - June 30, 2022

Price and Quality for Ambulatory Surgery: Differences Between Hospital-Based and Freestanding Centers

Jamie Robinson, University of California, Berkeley

Jane Zhu, Oregon Health and Science University

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January 01, 2021 - June 30, 2022

Private Equity Acquisitions of Physician Medical Practices and Implications for Practice Patterns and Costs of Care

Jane Zhu, Oregon Health and Science University

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