A study published in Health Affairs examined consumers' awareness of preventive care benefits in their high-deductible insurance plans, finding that many were unaware that these services were available without charge.
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A new paper from the National Bureau of Health Economics suggests that not allowing insurers to vary rates based on health status reduces incentives to be healthy, leading to an…
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Our last Potpourri for 2012 is the ultimate in health information, containing not lumps of coal but tasty nuggets of holiday goodies, including transition care from hospital to primary care,…
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Patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, who can keep all the delivery innovations straight! Research summarized in an Annals of Internal Medicine article reviews the state of the evidence on…
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A Kaiser Family Foundation snapshot examines cost-sharing between employers and employees based on data from the KFF 2012 health benefit survey. In general public employees are getting a much better…
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2012 has been another tumultuous year for all of us involved with health care in the United States. The holidays may offer a welcome respite, an opportunity to enjoy friends…
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The latest brief from the National Institute for Health Care Management describes facts about private health insurance, with a focus on what goes into the premiums charged by these companies.…
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Our penultimate Potpourri for 2012 is a festive blend of health data, including avoidance of health care due to costs, rates of expected spending increases in 2013, costs for younger…
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The other exchange in health care--health information exchanges--are designed to ensure that all the data whizzing around in all the fancy new electronic medical record systems and other provider and…
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We would all like to think that receiving health care services isn't going to make us sicker, but occasionally untoward things happen. A new report from the Agency for Healthcare…
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The reform law begins to really kick in for 2013, with many new taxes and regulations. Unpleasant surprises abound and an Oliver Wyman report for America's Health Insurance Plans examines…
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A new 2012 physicians compensation survey reveals interesting data about how much doctors work, what they are paid, what kinds of practices they are in and how they feel about…
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In this holiday season, it is a time for giving presents and our latest Potpourri presents you with many gifts of health information, including some positive news about an ACO…
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The Congressional Budget Office releases a presentation on how it calculates long-term projections fro Medicare and Medicaid spending. More than a little frightening, and the absence of serious bipartisan discussion…
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For reasons that are truly mysterious, the Medicare Advantage program has been controversial. New research published in Health Affairs shows that the program has better utilization and spending control than…
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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.