Truven Health Analytics' report on employer health plan cost trends shows that in 2013 spending moderated due to lower hospital and drug costs.
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Sun Life and Aegis Medical issue surveys providing a picture of the current reinsurance environment, which is gaining in importance as more employers self-fund.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation sponsored focus groups to learn what factors were important to Medicare beneficiaries in choosing insurance plans, including Medicare Supplements, Medicare Advantage and Part D.
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The 2014 Milliman Medical Index release reveals continued above GDP and personal income growth in the costs of health care for the average family.
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The 2014 bSwift benefits survey looks at trends in health benefits, with a focus on wellness, defined contribution and automation.
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Many employers are self-funded for their health benefit plans. Most of these employers also have reinsurance or stop-loss coverage for those plans and Milliman describes current characteristics of that reinsurance.
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A draft report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality assesses the current state of public reporting of health care cost measures.
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The Altarum Institute's briefs on health spending growth and price growth through March 2014 provide a timely glimpse into important trends that may affect premium pricing for 2015.
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The United States is not the only country experimenting with pay-for-performance. England has had a large program for physicians for a decade and a New England Journal of Medicine commentary…
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A study from the westhealth policy center and the Center for Studying Health System Change analyzes the effect of the health care price transparency movement.
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A brief from the American Academy of Actuaries discuss major factors influencing the exchange insurance premium rates for 2015.
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An article in Health Affairs finds that when hospitals buy physician practices, prices go higher.
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Workers' Compensation increasingly pays as much for health care services as it does for loss of income. One technique to control those costs is fee schedules, but a new report…
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The latest ChangeHealthcare Healthcare Transparency Index for fourth quarter 2013 reveals continued large variation in provider pricing.
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A report from ReviveHealth gives the results of its 8th annual survey of hospital systems regarding their perceptions of payers, which as expected, aren't great.
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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.
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