A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores how much the reform law encouraged use of preventive care.
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A brief commentary on the current status of the Federal health reform law, which has had wide-ranging effects not only on the health system but on the economy.
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Insurance exchange software vendor Connecture is buying competitor Connected Health. Connecture is an example of an overhyped technology company going public, with the obvious consequences. It went public at $9 and is currently trading at $1.27.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160607/NEWS/160609932Research in Health Affairs finds that increasing the age for Medicare eligibility would like likely raise national health spending.
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A WillisTowersWatson survey looks at trends in employer-based health care coverage.
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Jiff has raised a quick $17 million in a C round. Jiff helps employers and employees manage health benefits, including wellness programs.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/employer-wellness-tech-specialist-jiff-raises-17m-follow-funding-series-c/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6ea0cccc75-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-6ea0cccc75-408793005&rf=1Another misfire for CMS' quality efforts, as one such program actually rewards low-quality hospitals.
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A study in JAMA finds that small, generally rural hospitals, seem to provide generally similar surgical outcomes to more urban facilities.
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Evidation Health has raised $11.6 million in new funding to help provide clinical evidence on new digital health and app products, which I thought were so obviously wonderful that they didn't need any evidence that they actually make a difference.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/evidation-health-raises-11-6m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e52ac4994f-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-e52ac4994f-408793005Research in Health Affairs describes factors associated with hospital profitability.
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Many very ill and expensive patients have surrogate decision-makers, who often struggle in interactions with doctors around what is best for the patient.
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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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