A Merritt Hawkins survey finds that physician wait times for appointments are increasing and Medicaid acceptance rates are declining.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts issues a report on how to use drug payment policies to better manage spending.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality releases updated data on hospital-acquired health conditions.
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Research published in the JAMA Internal Medicine finds more spending variation across doctors within a hospital than between hospitals.
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A report from the Alzheimer's Association has scary facts about prevalence and cost.
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CVS issues its 2016 Drug Trend Report, showing the continued influence of brand, especially specialty brand, drug price increases on overall trend.
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A study of surgery patients indicates that being involved in decision-making raises patient satisfaction scores.
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A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine compares care management programs directed by health plans and those operated by providers.
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The annual ECRI patient safety report for 2017 points to health information technology as a major danger area.
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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine explores potential conflicts of interest for patient advocacy groups.
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A study done by Rand and published in Health Affairs suggests that telehealth availability may not decrease total health spending.
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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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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.