A Health Affairs article reports a survey on the time and expense involved in physician interaction with health plans.
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A consulting firm study indicates that medical expenses for commercial health plans continue to rise at a rate far above inflation.
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Common Cause has issued a report detailing the amounts health groups are spending on campaign contributions and lobbying.
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Experts are recommending greater use of telemedicine in stroke assessment and treatment. There are significant barriers, however, many imposed by government.
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A recent Kaiser Foundation data note looks at attitudes on paying for health reform.
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Expensive cancer drugs may not enhance outcomes for many people, raising questions about covering their use.
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A recent JAMA commentary gives a concise summary of the cost control problems.
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A study reported in the current issue of NEJM indicates that enrollment in Part D significantly increased drug spending for those persons who previously had no or a low level…
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Massachusetts residents are not thrilled with their health care reform, according to a Rasmussen poll.
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Unhappy with its projections, Democrats have beginning disparaging the CBO's estimates on health reform.
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Reality appears to have hit the health reform train head-on in the form of the costs of expanding coverage. Maybe we should focus on getting costs under control and then…
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Shared decision-making for preference-sensitive conditions has the potential to improve quality and control spending. States are exploring required use of the technique and it should be considered in federal reform…
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The CBO's June 16th letter to Senator Conrad is an excellent summary of health reform and cost control ideas and implementation issues.
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Congressional Budget Office has responded briefly to the proposals by several health industry segments to create cost savings of up to two trillion dollars over ten years.
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The Congressional Budget Office's initial assessment of Senator Kennedy’s Affordable health Choices Act is that it would increase deficits by about one trillion dollars over the next ten years, but…
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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.