The British Medical Journal publishes a survey of perceptions about the preventability of hospital readmissions.
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Mark Farrah Associates issues a timely report on the status of the individual health insurance market.
A study in Health Affairs reveals trends in patterns of end-of-life care.
Research carried in the Annals of Family Medicine examines changes in utilization and spending between 1996-97 and 2011-12.
An article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that “smart medicine” will fix our cost and quality issues. I don’t think so.
Research in the American Journal of Managed Care finds that consumers don’t use price transparency tools much.
CMS’ Office of the Actuary provides a state-level health spending trend analysis.
Actuarial firm Milliman issues a report on the health care reinsurance market.
Doctors are struggling to prepare for the new Medicare payment approach known as MACRA, according to a KPMG/AMA survey.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.