Spending on post-acute care is much greater in traditional Medicare than it is among commercial payers for similar patients.
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An Axios post gives a clear example of the abusive pricing of non-profit hospital systems.
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A study in Health Services Research has a surprising result regarding patient outcomes and characteristics of a physician practice.
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A study in JAMA looks at a different method of risk prediction for reimbursement purposes.
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A study in Health Services Research illustrates why it may not be a good idea to have physicians on the committees that determine their compensation.
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Thread, a data capture platform for in-person and virtual life sciences research visits, stitches together a deal and sews up a recap by two PE firms.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/08/private-equity-companies-acquire-virtual-research-firm-thread/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=76169565&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xpNbwprZyYgvRqvx5hoSK9a3DMlR_1OoEyF6S5ay3z0_OXGtrLjvq92-Rk6zwTZvLN-yG6WX-iEnw963M0SG1C87YlQJrRvcKfq0PvwWjPVkoYt4&_hsmi=76169565&rf=1Michigan health plans Priority Health and Total Health Care are merging, new name probably to be Total Priority, which may or may not refer to quality of care members will receive.
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/priority-health-total-health-care-merge-southeast-michigan?utm_source=modern-healthcare-am-thursday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190828&utm_content=article5-headlineAccording to a study, the price of treating multiple sclerosis with self-administered drugs increased more than four times between 2006 and 2016.
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A study in JAMA looks at causes of death stratified by race and educational level.
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Research in Health Services Research finds that medical homes can improve quality of care for persons with chronic diseases.
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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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