An article in Health Affairs calls into question the method CMS uses for grouping hospital star ratings.
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A study by MedPAC finds little spillover effect on spending in traditional Medicare.
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A New England Journal of Medicine review article examines the state of mobile health.
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A study in Health Affairs looks at how greater price transparency might aid in value-based purchasing.
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A study in the Journal of Health Economics examines whether star ratings for skilled nursing facilities are associated with outcomes.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economics examines how quickly changes in medical knowledge diffuse into practice.
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Spending on post-acute care is much greater in traditional Medicare than it is among commercial payers for similar patients.
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An Axios post gives a clear example of the abusive pricing of non-profit hospital systems.
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A study in Health Services Research has a surprising result regarding patient outcomes and characteristics of a physician practice.
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A study in JAMA looks at a different method of risk prediction for reimbursement purposes.
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A study in Health Services Research illustrates why it may not be a good idea to have physicians on the committees that determine their compensation.
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According to a study, the price of treating multiple sclerosis with self-administered drugs increased more than four times between 2006 and 2016.
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A study in JAMA looks at causes of death stratified by race and educational level.
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Research in Health Services Research finds that medical homes can improve quality of care for persons with chronic diseases.
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A paper in the British Medical Journal finds some interesting provider reactions to the hospital readmissions reduction program.
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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.