Primary care doctors often prescribe drugs in questionable circumstances and a NEJM article discusses how to reduce this practice.
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Health Affairs carries an analysis of comparative satisfaction with health systems across developed countries.
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The CBO's latest report on federal government health insurance-related costs projects a substantial rise in Medicaid spending.
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A brief from PWC finds that hospital mergers aren't producing the claimed benefits and asks why.
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A Kaiser Family Foundation brief examines trends in employer-offered health insurance and uptake.
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Research in the Journal for Healthcare Quality finds that certain factors such clinical conditions responsible for admission are most clearly linked to readmission risk.
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A brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality presents useful information on how to design good physician feedback reports.
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MedPAC's annual report to Congress recommends that many provider types not receive payment increases and contains other useful data on the Medicare program.
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Using data from a variety of sources, research published in Health Affairs gives another perspective on physician practices and attitudes.
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Who would have guessed, apparently doctors who get more goodies from drug companies tend to prescribe more brand-name drugs.
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JD Power releases its tenth annual survey of consumer satisfaction with health plans, finding a slight increase in satisfaction in 2016 over 2015.
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Medicare Advantage plans have lower rates of hospitalization than does the fee-for-service Medicare program, likely suggesting inefficiency in the FFS branch.
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As the year starts, the Altarum Institute's Briefs relating to health spending reveal steady and moderate health spending growth.
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A continuation of the review of the Express Scripts 2015 Drug Trend Report, with a focus on Medicare, Medicaid and exchange business.
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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.