An AonHewitt medical trend report anticipates a huge jump in health costs around the globe for 2016.
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Medical homes may be a great idea, but it costs a lot to implement them, according to a study conducted by Rand and published in the Journal of General Internal…
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Forcing employers to allow workers to retain dependents to the age of 26 on their health coverage had the effect of reducing employees' wages.
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An article in Health Affairs contains an analysis from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on causes of the slower health spending growth in the first decade of this century.
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A paper published by NBER suggests that keeping patients in the hospital longer can improve outcomes.
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Another survey, this one sponsored by Medscape, reveals a high level of stress among physicians and asks about bias.
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Research published in JAMA describes trends in the use of prescription drugs in the United States.
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The latest EBRI consumer engagement survey continues to find that adults with a high deductible exhibit more cost-conscious health spending behaviors.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that financial incentives may not do much to incent better quality.
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Research published in Health Services Research finds that nurse practitioners spend less treating Medicare beneficiaries than do physicians.
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Following changes in prostate cancer screening using the PSA test, rates of testing and detection of early cancer have declined, with uncertain effects on health outcomes.
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Research published in Health Affairs takes a look at the effect of a value-based purchasing contract on mental health services.
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We continue our review of the 2015-16 drug benefit report, looking at utilization management, network design and other issues.
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The 2015-2016 Prescription Benefit Management Institute report on drug benefits reveals useful information about design and cost trends.
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Today we continue the evaluation of the NBER paper on Medicare and private health plan geographic spending variation, with the focus on hospitals role in that variation.
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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.