According to research published in Health Affairs use of a tiered network reduced health spending.
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Product manufacturers provide a lot of payments and items of value to doctors (all certainly out of the goodness of their hearts) says an analysis in JAMA.
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A report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association condemns pricing of brand-name drugs as the major driver of drug spending growth.
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A report from QuintilesIMS projects "moderate" growth in drug spending through 2021.
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A study in the Journal of Health Economics finds that hospitals that merge are able to reduce costs, but payers and consumers don't see the benefits.
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Research carried in JAMA reviews the effect of limiting drug rep interactions with physicians on prescriptions.
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A study sponsored by the Health Care Cost Institute and published in Health Affairs looks at variation in prices paid by commercial health plans.
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Research carried in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests giving physicians price information doesn't change what they order.
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Another study confirms that the CMS hospital readmission program is poorly designed and isn't accomplishing squat.
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A Kaiser survey compares views on end-of-life care in several countries.
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An AHRQ brief examines the effect of the reform law's Medicaid expansion on enrollment in employment-based insurance plans.
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An analysis published in Health Affairs finds substantial turnover in physicians and beneficiaries in accountable care organizations.
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A report sponsored by several academic and think tank organizations examines whether more competition would help reduce health spending.
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A General Accounting Office report focuses on barriers to greater use of telemedicine in federal programs.
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Hospital-associated primary care practices deliver more low-value care, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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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.