An analysis in Health Affairs concludes that over-coding by Medicare Advantage plans is costing CMS billions of dollars annually.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines what might maximize the impact of health behavior incentives.
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A blog post at Health Affairs suggests that drug manufacturers don't need US prices to support R & D.
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A paper from the Commonwealth Fund examines use of cost estimators on insurance exchanges.
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An organization called the State Health Access Data Assistance Center analyzes MEPS results to estimate trends in employer-sponsored health coverage.
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America's Health Insurance Plans sponsors a piece by actuarial firm Oliver Wyman regarding the proposed 2018 Medicare Advantage rates.
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The Healthcare Trends Institute surveys 250 benefit managers to ascertain the state of health care benefits.
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Having a low or a high deductible insurance plan is associated with a reduction in receipt of certain care by diabetes patients, but not with a change in outcomes.
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Prime Therapeutics issues a press release about its drug trend for 2016.
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Express Scripts offers up the first 2016 Drug Trend report, with forecasts for the future to boot.
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Accenture publishes a new survey on the internet of health things.
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A study in Health Affairs finds that lower-paid employees have different health care usage patterns and costs than do higher-paid ones.
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The Altarum Institute issues a report on the impact of bundled payment methods on volume of services.
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CMS' Office of the Actuary's new projections on health spending show above GDP growth as far as the eye can see.
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A study at the Public Library of Science finds that use of pharmacogenomics in managing drug regimens can help reduce readmissions and ER use.
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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.