Medica Research Institute

We all shop. Every day we decide which products and services to buy. But shopping for medical care, typically, has been different.

Have retail clinics changed the structure of our health system? Have they changed the way players in the system compete or interact with each other?

There are upwards of 408 “dedicated” internet sites that invite consumers to provide feedback on their experiences in physician offices. The lure of these sites for consumers is that they can see what others are saying about specific physicians.

A look at value-based insurance design, and how it provides a way to reduce financial barriers to care for people with chronic conditions.

How, or if, America will ultimately achieve better integration of medical and social services is an open question.

It seems intuitive that people with higher incomes enjoy better health. But for researchers, this general relationship raises many questions, not the least of which relates to “causality.â€