Even after the coverage expansions stemming from the reform law, we can't emphasize enough the problems that health care costs create for low and middle-income families, a fact underlined by…
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A brief from the Commonwealth Fund weighs in on the likely consequences of further health plan consolidation.
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Large national health plans continued to show enrollment gains through the second quarter of 2015, but recent announcements suggest some of that enrollment is not profitable.
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An AonHewitt analysis found that employers' health care costs rose 3.2% in 2015 and will climb by 4.1% in 2016.
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The drug manufacturers trade association does a wonderful job of providing a rationalization for exorbitant pricing of medications, too bad it has no basis in moral or economic reality.
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Doctors often respond to patients' requests for services that may be unnecessary, according to research in the American Journal of Managed Care.
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While growing faster than the economy, health care spending has risen at a slightly slower pace so far in the second half of 2015, according to Altarum Institute reports.
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Research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that physicians who practice defensive medicine may incur fewer malpractice suits.
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Research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that dementia related costs are the fastest growing among disease categories.
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A survey reflects providers' challenges in caring for Medicare patients with chronic diseases.
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A report from the Health Care Cost Institute examines the competitiveness and cost status of various American communities.
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A Rock Health report discusses consumer adoption of digital health technologies.
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A report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics looks at the effect of pharmacy deductibles on medication adherence.
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Massachusetts once again is trailblazing for the country, as its managed Medicaid program runs into big, but very predictable issues.
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Accenture issues a brief report touting the benefits of virtual health.
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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.