Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale

The way the U.S. pays for health care is pushing up prices & exacerbating inequality. Put simply: Rising health care spending is killing the American Dream. The good news? We know how to reduce spending & provide families with relief. Our mission: healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-pre…

Pennsylvania, Texas, and Ohio have experienced the highest number of "Red Zone" hospital mergers likely to raise prices by lessening competition. See a ranking of all 50 states by hospital market concentration: healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-pre…

Since 2000, there have been > 1,300 mergers among the nation's approximately 5,000 hospitals. The FTC took enforcement action against just 13 of them. Use our interactive to see hospital consolidation across the country over the last two decades: markets.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/introduction

Research has done a lot to uncover what drives health spending growth and what can bring it down. But too often, that evidence is locked away in academic journals. Our team, led by @zackcooperYale, is dedicated to ensuring the best research translates into real world impact.

👋We’re the Health Care Affordability Lab at @Yale — a new initiative that pairs rigorous academic scholarship with strategic policy engagement to curb rising health care spending at every level of government. Read more: healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-pre…