Happy Halloween!! A scary item for physicians is apparently Medicare's quality reporting programs, according to an MGMA survey.
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According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that converting a hospital to for-profit status did not affect quality measures and financial margins improved.
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The current issue of Health Affairs carries several articles on specialty drugs, which have become the priority area for cost-control efforts for most health plans.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that less physician competition results in higher prices, exactly as traditional economics would predict.
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A Medscape-sponsored survey of physicians explores their attitudes toward various payers and other matters.
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An Employee Benefits Research Institute survey finds that workers generally have a poor view of the health system, but are more satisfied with their own health plan.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms that when hospitals own physician practices, outrageously higher total health spending per patients results, as much as 20%.
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Research carried in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines whether current quality measures actually affect meaningful outcomes.
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We continue our look at the AHRQ Statistical Briefs on health spending concentration with a focus on out-of-pocket spending and factors related to spending differentials.
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The annual updates to the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Statistical Briefs on concentration of health spending provide the usual tremendous insights.
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A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that intensive glucose control for patients with diabetes does not improve certain outcomes.
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The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs released results of a survey of Americans' opinions on health care costs and coverage.
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Health spending has become a significant issue for most Americans, insured or not. An EBRI article explores what Americans spend their money on and how that changes over time.
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A report from Express Scripts provides an updated look at drug utilization by enrollees in exchange plans.
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Reference pricing is gaining ground as a technique to control variation in provider costs for the same service. A brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform finds that…
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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.