Seems obvious, but a Health Affairs study confirms that premiums on the insurance exchanges are higher when fewer plans participate.
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Here is a shock, a government program, Medicare, that wastes taxpayer dollars by paying more for care in one setting than another, in this case long-term care hospitals.
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CMS issues the first annual outside evaluation of the Next Generation ACO program, finding some modest savings.
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A study carried in Health Affairs discusses trends in high-deductible health plans.
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The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine releases a sponsored study of the cost-effectiveness analysis of new cell and gene therapies.
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Hospitals post underwhelming purchasing savings following acquisition activity, according to a new paper at NBER.
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An analysis published in JAMA finds that Medicare is wasting about a billion dollars a year purchasing brand-name drugs.
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An analysis in Health Affairs compares hospital, home health and SNF use and variation in Medicare Advantage versus the fee-for-service version.
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A report from the Minnesota Department of Health reveals the variation in hospital pricing.
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McKinsey gives us its perspective on trends in Medicare Advantage star ratings.
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The last in a long series about specialty drug trends, including a look forward.
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Part 3 of a review of the EMD Serono Specialty Drug Digest, focusing on utilization and network management.
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The latest edition of the EMD Serono is loaded with insights on specialty drug use and management.
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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.