MedPAC's annual report to Congress includes examination of the effects of hospital consolidation and abuses of the 340B program.
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Research in JAMA finds that orders regarding life-sustaining treatment near the end-of-life are often not followed.
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A study in JAMA reveals once again the avaricious pricing behavior of drug companies.
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The latest Altarum Institute briefs on health spending are released, covering the period through the end of last year.
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Research published in JAMA builds on BEA work analyzing spending by disease.
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A study in JAMA discusses the profitability of large drug companies.
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Giving doctors more information about a patient's adherence to prescriptions and access to pharmacist help did not improve adherence to medication regimens.
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Going off topic, in a way, to explore how providing private school options improves pubic schools.
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Drug manufacturer payments to doctors appear to have modest effects on prescribing behavior.
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Research published in Health Services Research suggests that utilization differences among enrollees in high-deductible versus other plan designs is driven by selection issues.
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Yay!! My favorite piece of research, the statistical brief on concentration in health care spending, arrives from AHRQ for 2017.
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A new study indicates that some hospitals have much greater use of consultations during an inpatient stay, with little effect on quality measures.
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The Journal of the American Medical Association discovers that private equity firms are acquiring physician practices.
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Patients don't appear to differentially judge physicians based on gender or race.
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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.