Research carried in the Annals of Family Medicine examines changes in utilization and spending between 1996-97 and 2011-12.
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An article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that "smart medicine" will fix our cost and quality issues. I don't think so.
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Research in the American Journal of Managed Care finds that consumers don't use price transparency tools much.
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CMS' Office of the Actuary provides a state-level health spending trend analysis.
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Actuarial firm Milliman issues a report on the health care reinsurance market.
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Doctors are struggling to prepare for the new Medicare payment approach known as MACRA, according to a KPMG/AMA survey.
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Navigant and HFMA publish a survey regarding revenue cycle management, a very important topic for health care providers.
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Altarum releases its first quarter 2017 health spending trend report.
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A new AHRQ Statistical Brief describes where consumers get their usual medical care.
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Enjoy the holiday and spend a few minutes contemplating what we celebrate.
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A lot of nonsense is being tossed around about attempts to change the current federal health "reform" law.
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Denied claims cost hospitals in lost revenue and rework, according to a study from Change Healthcare.
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Oops, wireless pill bottles and other interventions don't appear to improve medication adherence or clinical outcomes.
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An analysis from TransUnion suggests that patients and providers are struggling with unpaid bills.
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A Mark Farrah Associates brief looks at the competitive state of private health insurance markets.
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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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