An article in Health Affairs proposes a standard for evaluating the "fairness" of drug pricing.
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The Integrated Healthcare Association releases an analysis of California providers who take financial risk and the quality of their care.
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A study in Health Affairs examines the nature of provider networks in Medicare Advantage plans, with a focus on prevalence of narrow networks.
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Payment facilitator InstaMed releases its ninth annual survey on trends in health care payments.
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A study finds that a small percent of total Medicare spending is for primary care, but it is not clear if that is good or bad.
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A new analysis finds that just a few drugs account for much of the growth in Medicare Part D spending.
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A new study reported in JAMA finds limited short-term impact on outcomes of an extensive employer wellness program.
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A Health Affairs study finds that greater hospital concentration is associated with higher insurance premiums on the ACA marketplaces.
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A study in Health Services Research estimates the cost of inpatient hospital errors in care.
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April 15 seems an appropriate time to review Bernie Sanders' Medicare-for-all bill, with its devastating economic and tax effects for all of us.
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Researchers find that supposed health care disparities vary by health status, according to a study in Health Services Research
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A new study in Health Services Research explores reasons for geographic variation in breast cancer treatment spending.
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A study in Health Affairs finds that while by one measure patients in Medicare Advantage may start out healthier than in FFS Medicare, their health status soon converges.
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A study in Health Services Research finds that number of diseases, but not length of time you have them, is strongly correlated with health spending.
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Research in the Journal of Health Economics finds that higher volume of a service at a facility does improve outcomes.
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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.