fedgazette November 2007 | The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Rising medical costs are shining the spotlight on the complexity of health care pricing. Transparency to the rescue?

The semantics of health care prices
Transparency is obscured by the complexity of today's health care system.
Is there a consumer in the house?
If you haven't heard of consumer-driven health care, hang around, because it will likely be making a visit to a health plan near you.
Coming to a Web site near you

Grid and bear it
We all pay dearly when congestion chokes the electrical system. A resurgence of transmission investment in the district promises relief—if new lines actually get built.
Come and get it
Federal spending in district states has increased significantly since the early 1990s.
Rolling the ICE dice
Immigrant workers play a key role in district labor markets, and employers and workers alike walk a legal tightrope.