A study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes changes in illness and health status in the United States from 1990 to 2010.
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A study published in Health Affairs finds that the California public employees health plan was able to reduce spending by using a reference pricing method for certain orthopedic surgeries.
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A Congressional Budget Office working paper examines the recent slowdown in Medicare spending growth and finds it may be somewhat attributable to a large influx of younger beneficiaries, who have…
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A comprehensive hypertension control program utilized by Kaiser Permanente showed good results in engaging patients and getting blood pressure lower, but may have raised costs.
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The annual Kaiser Family Foundation report on Employer Health Benefits has been released, showing continued moderate cost increases and ongoing growth in greater consumer cost-sharing.
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A Towers Watson survey finds that large and midsize companies continue to grapple with how to effectively manage the health benefits they wish to provide their employee population.
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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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