A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the life expectancy gap between the United States and other developed nations.
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A brief PriceWaterhouseCooper report examines premium trends on the reform law's health insurance exchanges.
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A Commonwealth Fund case study highlights efforts to reshape the treatment of common conditions.
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A survey from Finn Partners reveals actions consumers are taking in regard to their health care and health plans.
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From my home state of Minnesota comes a report revealing the shocking fact that people with chronic conditions have high health spending, doh!!
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A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the relationship between physician training and practice variation.
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An Avalere analysis confirms that CMS' Medicare Advantage risk adjustment formulas don't accurately pay for seriously ill patients.
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Medicare's quality improvement programs may have a disproportionately negative impact on teaching hospitals.
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2016 has started out with a thud in the equity markets and that may reflect what is happening in our economy. Health care costs play a role.
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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes high-cost patients across payer types.
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Research in the New England Journal of Medicine examines characteristics of doctors who are likely to have malpractice claims.
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Year-end venture capital activity reports from the NVCA indicate a slowing, one that likely worsened in first quarter 2016.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association compares data across seven developed countries regarding care for cancer patients who are dying.
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The latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office contain health spending information that is more than a little frightening.
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Brookings looks at price and competition on several health insurance exchanges for 2016 and it doesn't seem good.
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About this Blog
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.