A new paper from the National Bureau of Health Economics analyses the effect of primary care physician practice styles on patient outcomes.
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A report finds that hospitals make a lot of money marking up drugs and keep all those profits for themselves.
Physicians are spending less time with drug company sales reps, according to a new report.
A report from Sherlock Co. focuses on trends in Medicare Advantage plan administrative costs.
An article in Health Affairs calls into question the method CMS uses for grouping hospital star ratings.
A study by MedPAC finds little spillover effect on spending in traditional Medicare.
A New England Journal of Medicine review article examines the state of mobile health.
A study in Health Affairs looks at how greater price transparency might aid in value-based purchasing.
A study in the Journal of Health Economics examines whether star ratings for skilled nursing facilities are associated with outcomes.
A paper at the National Bureau of Economics examines how quickly changes in medical knowledge diffuse into practice.
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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.
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