Today, we released two Considering Health Spending Research Briefs addressing the roles of prices and clinical waste in excess US health spending.

One brief, titled "The Role Of Prices In Excess US Health Spending", points to high prices in the private sector as a critical driver of excess health spending and growth in the US.

The paper indicates that US health care prices vary widely among hospitals and between public and private insurers. Additionally, US prices are higher than those in comparable countries.

Another brief examines the role of clinical waste in excess US health spending. According to the research cited in this brief, clinical waste is a critical driver of excess health spending in the US, accounting for 5.4–15.7 percent of national health spending.

The findings of this brief also indicate that overtreatment accounts for 2.0–8.4 percent of total US health spending.

Considering Health Spending Research Briefs are supported by the National Pharmaceutical Council and by Anthem, Inc. Briefs are produced by Health Affairs staff based on research conducted to support the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value.

Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Craig Pollack and Teresa Souza discuss how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has recently moved to pay for short-term rental assistance for Medicaid enrollees with disabilities under a demonstration program.

The authors exam the program and describe other Medicaid-related efforts to support housing-related needs.

Sara Rosenbaum and coauthors assert that Medicaid's performance, including Medicaig managed care, will be key to averting the human toll of unplanned, unwanted pregnancy following the Supreme Court's likely decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

Elevating Voices: Pride Month: In a March 2022 Health Affairs Forefront article, Katie Keith discusses guidance from the Office for Civil Rights within the US Department of Health and Human Services about civil rights protections for transgender youth, their families, and providers that offer gender-affirming health care services.

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