A couple of random observations and a review of an important analysis of the distribution of health spending in the population.
A Mark Farrah Associates report gives a sense of health insurer profitability for 2020.
Another piece of research related to both social determinants of health and geographic variation in per person health spending.
Every day brings more evidence of how far off the deep end the country has gone.
Large health insurers have increasingly become providers of care as well, in another sign of consolidation in the health care system that should concern everyone, as the quality and cost implications are usually not good. Humana furthered its march into home care by buying onehome (isn't that cute, no capitals in its name) to add to its CenterWell division.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/humana-to-acquire-onehome-bid-to-expand-value-based-home-care?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=Mjk0LU1RRi0wNTYAAAF9ry-mECUXOtoZaIwOFZNAx3cYU_2vOqEECPjqCy1dOe-mT-y5pinDt24OtJN9JEgVooZm7cQ6mko4bGqoH7HzwwnSgnLQfQ7phhKy8DN1F4DBoB8Another study find nominal benefits from workplace wellness programs.
Medicare Advantage plans are generally a better deal for beneficiaries and provide better care.
Dropped a lot of visual data this morning. Here is the big picture on what it tells me.
Primary care has been all the rage for several years, with a slight interruption by the epidemic. We are beginning to see more deals for primary care businesses, as Cano Health, which offers care to Medicare patients and recently went public, says it is buying University Health, a primary care network in South Florida, for $600 million.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/cano-health-acquires-miami-based-university-healthcare-for-600m-to-grow-primary-care?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF9qXp6LRTtIYrJCg83ecTn6Tg6N3l_-OMoeMK4da3MNYS4TtdfAFcTbnR9si_3gobF-EMtkO1dTcaIN4_gOlXOpLTo2TqLFiOWW4WNodGYrdTDThe truth about variants, younger people and hospitalizations.
An age group look at hospitalization and death rates over time. Not much relative change.
An animation of a few key metrics by age group over the epidemic.
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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 [email protected].
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