Analysis by Altarum Institute’s Center for Studying Health Spending indicates that health care prices in March 2011 were 1.9 percent higher than in March 2010 – the third consecutive month of less than 2 percent growth.
“For the first time since 1997-98, health care price inflation has dropped below 2 percent for three consecutive months” said the director of the center, Dr. Charles Roehrig. “This bodes well for continued low growth in health spending as
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March 23, 2011 – ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Analysis by Altarum Institute’s Center for Studying Health Spending indicates that health spending in January 2011 grew by 4.4 percent compared to January 2010—the 28th consecutive month of historically low growth.
“The rate of increase in health spending has been hovering at an historically low level for more than two years, and health spending as a share of GDP has stabilized since the start of the economic recovery in June
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Acquisition of Palladian Partners Provides Altarum with Vital New Health Communications and Marketing Capabilities
ANN ARBOR, Mich. –Altarum Institute President and CEO Lincoln Smith announced today that Altarum has finalized its acquisition of Silver Spring, Maryland-based Palladian Partners, Inc., a health communications and services company. Palladian will become a for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary of Altarum and will continue to operate from its current headquarters in Silver Spring.
“In our client-funded and internally chartered work, we are meeting
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February 24, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC – A first-of-its-kind study indicates that mental disorders and heart conditions are the two most expensive medical conditions in the United States in terms of personal health spending.
The information comes from ground-breaking research lead by Dr. Charles Roehrig of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Altarum Institute. Published in Health Affairs, the study – “National Health Spending by Medical Condition, 1996-2005″ – for the first time ever provides annual estimates of national personal
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ANN ARBOR, Michigan – Altarum Institute President and CEO Lincoln Smith announced today that Altarum has purchased Rockville, Maryland-based KAI Research, Inc. (KAI). KAI will become a for-profit, wholly-owned subsidiary and will continue to operate from its current headquarters in Maryland.
“One of Altarum’s core research thrusts is health care innovation and innovative care delivery. Purchasing KAI will add a completely new dimension to our effort,” said Smith in making the announcement of the acquisition. “KAI’s
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ANN ARBOR, MI (October 27, 2008) – Michigan-based nonprofit Altarum Institute has announced the launch of its new $7 million Mission Projects Initiative. The self-funded Initiative is designed to solve pressing health care issues using systems methods at institutional, organizational, and community levels.
“Altarum Institute’s mission is to improve human health,” said Lincoln Smith, President and CEO of Altarum. “The Mission Projects Initiative combines Altarum’s financial and technical resources and applies them in communities that have
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