A MedPAC presentation looks at whether greater Medicare Advantage membership in a market is associated with spending or coding changes for FFS beneficiaries in those markets.
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Life expectancy is experiencing an unexpected, so to speak, and alarming decline in the United States.
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Holiday season is here and I would like to wish everyone a very relaxing Thanksgiving, hopefully enjoying family and friends.
Political correctness comes to health research, as a pathetically illogical article claims a commonly used risk-scoring method exhibits racial bias.
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Continuing a trend of firms focusing on minute body systems, a company called EBT has raised $10 million for "pelvic health". Apparently they use neuromodulation to calm an overactive bladder. I would like to announce that I am starting a new company and would happily take even $5 million in financing for it. I have noticed that people often have problems in the webby spaces between their toes and fingers. So I am starting a digital web health company. Notice I already have two of the necessary buzz words in there. I also intend to be disruptive and I will use analytics and big data and I am sure machines can learn something about this and any intelligence applied to the area will definitely be artificial. Send checks or Paypal, Applepay, whatever, as soon as possible. I guarantee the same return you will get from investing in other companies with similar descriptions of their business.
https://www.richmond.com/news/national/ebt-secures-usd-m-series-a/article_008ef005-7442-5871-b4f7-57e373762892.htmlRightway Healthcare secures $20 million in new capital for, once again, some gibberish relating to a service that I can't understand, but apparently has something to do with helping the patient on their journey through the health system.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191121005881/en/Rightway-Healthcare-Secures-20-Million-Series-FinancingA Statistical Brief from AHRQ examines certain trends in costs of retail drugs.
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A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open finds savings and no harm from using a single-source approach to medical device procurement.
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Medical genetic testing management company Invitae invites Clear Genetics to become part of the family, acquiring the maker of a chatbot to help consumers navigate genetic testing, for about $50 million.
https://ir.invitae.com/news-and-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2019/Invitae-to-Acquire-Clear-Genetics/default.aspxAccording to an article in Health Affairs, adding a cost-sharing free annual wellness visit to the Medicare benefits hasn't done much for better health.
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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.