A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report explores the ongoing expansion of retail health clinics.
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Wellness programs received long-awaited "guidance" from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on avoiding disability discrimination issues. Gotta love those bureaucrats, what we do without them.
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The National Venture Capital Association releases stats on first quarter 2015 venture capital activity.
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ADP released a survey of large firms regarding their health benefits.
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A new paper from NBER examines the concept that extensive amounts of health care is "wasted" in the US and why that might be so.
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Accenture surveyed physicians in six countries regarding use of health information technology.
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Benz Communications conducted a survey of employees on views of employee health benefits.
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A brief from the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines the role of incentives in participation in wellness programs.
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A report from large Blue Cross plan-owned PBM Prime Therapeutics discusses medication use by insurance exchange enrollees.
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The latest Altarum Institue health spending and health price briefs reveal a continuing more rapid rise in spending, driven by a sharp uptick in hospital costs.
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An article in the American Journal of Managed Care looks at emergency room use by insurance type.
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Catamaran released its annual drug spending and utilization trend report; its last before its acquisition by UnitedHealth Group.
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A report from HealthView Services looks at what health care costs are likely to be for retirees and how much people need to save to be well-prepared for those costs.
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Medicare Advantage plans are rated on a "star" basis which gathers data on a variety of quality measures. A report from Inovalon explores why dual eligibles can drag those ratings…
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A new report from Pew Research describes the extent of smartphone ownership and use among Americans, including use for health purposes.
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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.