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Apr 12 2017

Categorization of National Health Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new Statistical Brief from the Agency for Healthcare Quality & Research examines categories of health spending.
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Apr 11 2017

Physician Incomes Survey

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A Medscape survey indicates that physician salaries are beginning to creep upward, with primary care doctors still not gaining on specialists.
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Apr 10 2017

Medical Benefit Specialty Drug Trends

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A report from MagellanRx focuses on specialty drugs which are covered under the medical, not pharmacy, benefits of health plans.
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Apr 07 2017

Doctors and Computers

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A study published in Health Affairs finds that doctors are spending a lot of time interfacing with computers instead of patients.
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Apr 06 2017

Who Switches Health Plans

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A Brief published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines switching of health plans during open enrollments.
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Apr 05 2017

New Methods for Analyzing Health Spending

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A paper published at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores better methods for understanding health spending trends.
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Apr 04 2017

Training Institution and Practice Patterns

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Research published in the Annals of Family Medicine suggests that practice patterns acquired at the physician's training institution have lasting effects.
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Apr 03 2017

Medicare Drug Plan Enrollment

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Another Mark Farrah Associates report covers enrollment and trends in Medicare Part D plans.
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Mar 31 2017

National Health Spending Trends

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Recent Altarum Institute briefs track the continuing growth of health spending, prices and utilization.
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Mar 30 2017

Oregon’s Medicaid Experiment

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A study in Health Affairs reviews Oregon's reform of its Medicaid program, finding reduced spending.
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Mar 29 2017

Medicare Advantage Enrollment

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A Mark Farrah Associates report gives details on current Medicare Advantage enrollment, following the annual enrollment period.
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Mar 28 2017

Home Medical Visits

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An article in Health Affairs describes results from home medical visit pilot programs.
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Mar 27 2017

Physician Wait Times

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A Merritt Hawkins survey finds that physician wait times for appointments are increasing and Medicaid acceptance rates are declining.
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Mar 24 2017

Improving Drug Payment Policies

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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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Mar 23 2017

Trends in Hospital Care-Associated Conditions

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The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality releases updated data on hospital-acquired health conditions.
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Kevin RocheThe 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.

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The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
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2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
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MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
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