A presentation at an Altarum Institute Conference gives a good summary of new approaches to reimbursement.
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Two studies in Health Affairs find that chronic disease prevalence is probably higher than assumed and that the reform law's insurance expansion may lead to more diagnosis of these diseases.
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IMS' Institute for Healthcare Informatics issues a report on the use and value of mobile health apps.
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Research published in Health Affairs digs a little further into the dynamics of patients who tend to be responsible for a high percentage of all health spending.
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The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General finds woeful mismanagement by the department of the contracts and work to build the federal health insurance exchange.
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It is the time of year when firms are releasing their medical cost trend projections for 2016 and Sibson Consulting, part of the Segal group, gives us its thoughts from…
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The latest Altarum briefs on health spending and prices find that while acceleration is slowing, health spending is still higher than last year and well above economic growth rates.
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A study in Health Affairs finds that greater prescription drug use among Medicaid beneficiaries is associated with a modest reduction in overall spending.
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A Peterson-Kaiser tracking brief examines quality indicators for our health system and international comparisons.
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Research carried in the British Medical Journal finds that physician-owned hospitals don't appear to have some of the evils ascribed to them.
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Accentuating the positive, CMS releases the latest results from its Medicare Accountable Care Organization program.
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A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines health spending over the last few decades, including recent years and potential trends.
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An Altarum Institute Presentation focuses on whether limits on Medicare reimbursement are sustainable and impacts of that reimbursement on other payers.
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Time to check in on Massachusetts, the trend-setter for eventual federal health reform. Things aren't going so good on the spending side.
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Nuance Communications releases results of a survey regarding how various groups select health care providers and products.
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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.