The most recent issue of Health Affairs focuses on health and wellness. One of the programs reported found that in a health system's employee population, hospitalizations were reduced but not…
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iCore, a unit of Magellan, presents its third Medical Pharmacy & Oncology Trend Report, which indicates that specialty pharmacy costs continue to grow very rapidly, despite increased management attention from…
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When the reform law was being sold to a dubious public, we were told that premiums would actually be lower. That is obviously not going to be the case, but…
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An article in Health Affairs discusses an alternative to patient engagement on health care decisions--using the findings of behavioral economics and pyschology to encourage patients to adopt a desired path…
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The latest Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health survey of employers reveals information regarding strategies relating to the implementation of the health reform law. Much of what companies say they…
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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.