It is a good day to reflect on the significance of American independence and what it means to be a citizen of a country.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation gives us some basic data on Medicare spending.
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A new analysis from Sherlock Company finds rising administrative costs in Blue Cross Blue Shield plans.
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A report sponsored by several groups tries to correlate market structure and health spending.
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The Workers' Compensation Research Institute issues a report showing substantial variation across states in medical costs for treating workers' comp cases.
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A blog post at Health Affairs explores the very important topic of understanding physician behavior.
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Two Deloitte surveys provide insight into consumer and provider views of telemedicine.
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The conclusion to a review of MedPAC's annual report to Congress on Medicare issues.
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issues its annual report to Congress.
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A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine advances the science of designing effective smoking cessation (and other wellness) programs.
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Recruiting and compensation for physicians is generally strong, according to a new Merritt Hawkins report.
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Most Americans don't get all recommended preventative services, according to an analysis in Health Affairs.
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PriceWaterHouseCooper releases its 2019 medical trend estimates for employer health plans.
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A study in the Journal of Health Economics finds that greater nurse practitioner independence is associated with some utilization and cost changes.
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released updated analyses of health spending by disease or medical condition.
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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.