The NVCA reports on second quarter venture capital activity are out and show a still-strong market.
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An AARP Institute for Public Policy study highlights the increasing role of informal caregivers in health care and the burdens incurred by those caregivers.
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A study carried in The Annals of Family Medicine suggests that accountable care organizations may not be paying doctors in a manner that affects their practice styles.
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RBC Capital Markets commissioned a survey on consumer attitudes toward health wearables.
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MedPAC's annual report to Congress highlights areas the Commission believes should be addressed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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A study in Health Affairs tracks trends in provider reimbursements from health plans and the patient share of such payments.
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Research in the journal Medical Care finds that use of long-term acute care hospitals by Medicare likely increases costs with worse outcomes for some patients while lowering costs and improving…
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A report commissioned by MedPAC finds that increased use of hospice has not lowered spending at the end-of-life for Medicare beneficiaries.
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CMS' Office of the Actuary issues a report on the financial state of Medicaid suggesting that new enrollees, and the reform law's Medicaid expansion, are going to cost much more…
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The 340B program is intended to provide low cost drugs for poorer patients, but a GAO report finds that it is being used to make money by hospitals.
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One explanation for higher health spending in the US is its higher disease burden, demonstrated in a recent KFF blog post.
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A new Express Scripts analysis of drug claims from exchange enrollees provides a ray of hope for health plans that this years set of members may be healthier and have…
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A study carried in Health Affairs finds that physicians exert a significant influence of patient decisions to use or not to use hospice.
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A study finds that having drug coverage through Part D did not appear to improve Medicare beneficiaries' health, at least by some measures.
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A Truven study suggests that CDHP membership may save costs but also may lead to avoidance of needed care.
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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.