2015 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report

In this annual report for 2015, the HPC presents new research to enhance the collective understanding of health care spending trends and cost drivers and evaluates progress in meeting the Commonwealth’s cost containment, care delivery, and payment system goals.

2015 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report

2015 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report: Executive Summary, Conclusion, and Special Report on Provider Price Variation

2015 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report: Provider Price Variation

2015 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report: Prescription Drug Spending

2015 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report: Out-of-Network Billing

2015 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report: Chartbook

Presentations to Board

2015 Cost Trends Report Findings: Drug Spending

2015 Cost Trends Report Findings: Emergency Department and APMs

2015 Cost Trends Report Findings: Preliminary Findings

Technical Appendices

A1 Hospital Grouper

B1 Trends in Spending and Care Delivery Trends in Provider Markets

B2 Hospital Outpatient

B3 Hospital-Level Variation in Spending per Episode of Care: Normal Pregnancy and Delivery

B4 Avoidable Hospital Use

B5 Primary Care Access

B6 Maximizing Value in Post-Acute Care

B7 Alternative Payment Methods

B8 Dashboard

C1 Data Sources