University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation News

Most Americans with High Deductible Health Plans Don’t Shop or Save: Study

More and more Americans have health insurance that requires them to open their wallets for the first few thousand dollars’ worth of care they receive every year, before the insurance coverage kicks in. But a new study suggests that despite …

Patients’ Pre-Surgery Opioid Use Contributes to Higher Costs, Complications

Surgery patients often go home from the hospital with a prescription for painkillers to take as they recover. But a new study suggests that doctors should also focus on patients who were taking such medicines before their operations. People who …