Another Milliman-related post, this time for their annual cost of health insurance report, which shows ongoing growth.
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America's Health Insurance Plans release a study conducted by Milliman showing where commercial health insurance dollars go.
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Primary care clinic operator Iora Health has raised and additional $100 million in financing, as it continues to expand its Medicare patient base.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/05/iora-health-raises-100m-with-plans-to-double-number-of-medicare-patients-it-serves/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63111762&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--cblRDKKmmxOgU180vyDLyo41Ks_3pPye0x1QB9o8wMgph7Ld5qpMDnaxK3Cvw3WtKSD8gkamytFbQNLvwuJk1l-eDay-MTUZFJmkKG2hJTagdRrw&_hsmi=63111762&rf=1New "precision" medicines are being approved with fewer and small trials, which may raise safety questions.
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Getting off to a decent start, Decent has raised $8 million for some gibberish about using crypto and blockchain to provide a nervous system for health care. Seriously, what moron writes these press releases and thinks they will impress any intelligent person.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-startup-decent-raises-8mm-to-build-affordable-care-for-all-300650876.htmlA paper from the NBER discusses the lifetime out-of-pocket medical expenses households with persons over 70 face.
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A brief from AHRQ summarizing research on mobile apps for diabetes management finds little value in improving health.
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A study in Health Affairs finds small benefit from public health expenditures.
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PriorAuthNow, which as its name suggests, provides software to automate prior authorization processes, has garnered $10.5 million in new capital.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/05/prior-authorization-automation/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62950879&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--dkEhCTFYnv4TMiryvB0X_iA5LobDTNMYb8Aycpx6r_e16Bkq4mRlhqh5W3pOCdQDBXf9n_XXm18ZlIuVqiOIJV8gVNEMa7mQ4XESPjvaLcb__CEQ&_hsmi=62950879&rf=1Today we look at a recent paper that once again correlates hospital market power and prices, a major cause of excessive health spending.
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Wellness vendor Livongo is acquiring Retrofit, which offers weight management and diabetes prevention programs.
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/livongo-health-acquires-weight-management-company-retrofit?utm_campaign=ebn_new_health_care-may%2015%202018&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&eid=9e371a311c4e64d7c3081808ae243411About this Blog
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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