The Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker review US health system performance for the last 25 years.
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A report from Doximity discusses physician and nurse practitioner job demand.
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The Altarum Institute has released briefs covering spending and prices for the health care sector for 2018 to date.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economics finds that making health care free does indeed increase utilization.
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A New England Journal of Medicine article summarizes the current status of Medicare Advantage.
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A study from Africa attempts to understand the relative contribution of consumers and physicians to inappropriate drug use.
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A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association quantifies telemedicine growth at one large health plan.
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Minnesota issues another report on spending trends, continuing to show wide variation in prices and costs for different providers.
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Today we look at an esoteric paper regarding a potential confounder of scientific research results.
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Research in Health Affairs describes results from a provider program to communicate and resolve medical errors, hopefully avoiding malpractice litigation.
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association releases an analysis of drug price increases. Same old story.
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My usual hope that all of you have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday weekend, basking in the glow of good food and the companionship of family and friends; and that you each find and appreciate the things in your life that you are and can be thankful for, in an often turbulent world.
Here are some findings from a recent work on medical cost trends from Buck Consultants.
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The National Bureau of Economic Research publishes a paper looking at methods of attributing health spending to specific medical conditions.
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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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