A Commonwealth Fund report reviews competition among Medicare Advantage plans.
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CMS' Office of the Actuary gives us the latest projection of 10 year health spending.
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Magellan releases its annual report on specialty drug costs.
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Just in time for Oscars weekend, we have a new winner in the category of Press Release with the Most Gibberish, as Clareto announces a new round of financing for its health information exchange product that helps with medical underwriting, or something.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190221005803/en/Clareto-Closes-Series-FinancingAn Accenture survey covers digital health, with a finger on the pulse of consumers. I thumbed through it for you (and thumbed my nose at it).
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Gee, what a shock, hospital consolidation, vertical or horizontal doesn't have significant quality benefits.
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NarrativeDx talks investors into handing over $3 million for its software that helps hospitals analyze patient reviews, comments and complaints.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/narrativedx-raises-3m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70077312&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--deXJxO8g8G9MEvPRYtCc2kvuCmsJrkWHLbapplCaET4Kmbcf3drZd2fvU_tuefk2KvMq4c3wnLoAfXHmHXSD2yXOA3VpaigYMU2uQTobDyS7eg3g&_hsmi=70077312&rf=1eHealth releases results from a survey of Medicare beneficiaries regarding the program.
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The 2017 Health Care Cost Institute report on health spending finds that price is again a dominant factor in trend.
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My usual rambling, meaningless post to commemorate a holiday, which at least here in Minnesota for this one just marks the dreary continuation of a cold winter.
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