Publications

Our research is used by government agencies, foundations, and others to advance better health policies and programs.

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The Economic Benefits of Preventing Childhood Lead Exposure

August 30, 2017 | Report

10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure, a report by the Health Impact Project, examines the issue and calls for more institutional action.

Health Sector Trend Report, August 2017

August 28, 2017 | Trend Reports

These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.

August 2017 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

August 11, 2017 | Economic Indicators

This month's Health Sector Economic Indicator Briefs reduce estimates of national health spending by 0.57% for all of 2016 and 0.65% for the first 5 months of 2017.

Health Sector Trend Report, July 2017

July 27, 2017 | Trend Reports

Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this report provides a summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment in July 2017.

Beyond the ACA: Health Policy and Sustainable Health Spending

July 27, 2017 | Multimedia

Video recording of Altarum's 7th annual sustainable health spending symposium, which took place on July 18, 2017 in Washington DC.

July 2017 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

July 14, 2017 | Economic Indicators

This month's Health Sector Economic Briefs show unexpected growth in hiring with 36,500 new health care jobs added in June—a significant increase over the average 21,000 per month in the first 5 months of this year.

Altarum's 2016 Annual Report

July 07, 2017 | Annual Report

At Altarum, we are driven to create a better, more sustainable future for all Americans by applying research-based and field-tested solutions that transform our systems of health and health care.

Affordable Care Act & Title X Family Planning Services

June 30, 2017 | Report

This report presents the results of this study and the implications for state health insurance law and regulations, the health insurance system, and the contracting and billing practices of Title X-funded health centers.