Press Release: New Health Care Cost Institute to Transform the Study of U.S. Health Care Spending
Washington, DC. (September 20, 2011) – The Health Care Cost Institute, an unprecedented health research initiative launched today, will allow researchers and policymakers access to a comprehensive collection of health plan and government payer data that will offer new insights into health care costs, utilization, and intensity. This new tool will inform the public policy process and assist in developing new solutions to long-term problems confronting the health care system.