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Oct 30 2019

Physician Burnout

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the National Academy of Medicine focuses on clinician burnout.
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Oct 29 2019

Massachusetts Report on Health Cost Drivers

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A report from Massachusetts looks at why health spending isn't being better controlled despite the state's intensive efforts at reduction.
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Oct 28 2019

Persistent High-Cost Patients

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A new EBRI study examines privately insured patients with persistent high health spending.
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Oct 25 2019

Specialist Participation in ACOs

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A study in the journal Circulation illustrates the benefits of including specialists in ACOs.
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Oct 24 2019

National Health Spending Reports from Altarum

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest briefs on health care prices and spending from the Altarum Institute show ongoing moderate growth.
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Oct 23 2019

Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Medicare Part D

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The Government Accounting Office releases a report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in Medicare Part D.
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Oct 22 2019

MGMA Report on Regulatory Burdens

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Physicians feel a heavy regulatory burden that diverts them from patient care, according to a regular report from the MGMA.
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Oct 21 2019

Revisions to the Fraud and Abuse Rules

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The federal fraud and abuse rules are being revised to accommodate value-based purchasing and other reimbursement changes.
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Oct 18 2019

Trends in Cardiac Testing in Medicare

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A study in JAMA Network Open discusses trends in high and low-value cardiac testing in Medicare.
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Oct 17 2019

Quality of Home Health Agencies Used by Medicare Advantage Plans

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A study in JAMA Network Open suggests that Medicare Advantage plans use lower-quality home health agencies.
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Oct 16 2019

Providers’ Responses to Price Transparency

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How providers react to price transparency is analyzed in a Journal of Health Economics study.
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Oct 15 2019

Comprehensive Care Coordination for Children with Chronic Disease

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New research finds that comprehensive care management for children with chronic diseases made no difference in outcomes.
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Oct 14 2019

“Waste” in the US Health System

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Oh boy, another bogus study on "waste" in our health system.
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Oct 11 2019

GAO Report on Medicare’s Quality Measures

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The Government Accounting Office critiques the Medicare quality of care program.
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Oct 10 2019

Did Doctors Really Do What the Records Say They Did?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study carried by the JAMA Open Network reveals that what physicians say they did in billing and medical records may not be what actually happened.
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Kevin RocheThe 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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This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

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July 29, 2026
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July 27, 2026
Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
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