Specialty drugs have gotten the attention of all payers, with multiple efforts underway to manage the exploding costs associated with this category. A new paper from URAC summarizes the issues…
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HealthLeaders Media: Physician Compensation- Shifting Incentives
Hospital readmissions are targeted as a quality metric and a reimbursement adjustment. The program used by CMS in particular appears flawed, and a recent study examining readmission-risk models supports that…
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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.