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Sep 30 2009

Clinical Preventive Care Summary

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has published a review of the cost effects of clinical preventive care measures.
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Sep 29 2009

More Evidence on Obesity’s Cost

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Overweight people are getting blamed for everything, including more workers' compensation costs.
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Sep 29 2009

More Personalized Medicine

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In another personalized medicine development, researchers at UCLA have identified a way to improve depression treatment.
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Sep 28 2009

Not Everyone Is Happy With Canadian Health Care Either

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
While the United States is often portrayed as having the most troubled health system among developed nations, every country has serious issues, including Canada.
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Sep 28 2009

How Comparative Effectiveness Research Can Increase Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A recent drug trial illustrates how comparative effectiveness research may actually facilitate more health care spending.
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Sep 25 2009

The Advantage of Medicare Advantage

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
AHIP presents evidence on the value of Medicare Advantage plans in delivering more efficient and effective care.
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Sep 24 2009

Are Our Health Costs High?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Researchers associated with the Dartmouth Atlas project reinforce their viewsg on high health costs in a NEJM Perspective.
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Sep 23 2009

Counting the Uninsured

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Whoops! We may not be counting the uninsured correctly.
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Sep 23 2009

Inverness Continues to Build Health Management Business

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Inverness Medical has agreed to acquire Free & Clear, a provider of smoking cessation and other wellness services.
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Sep 22 2009

A Stroke of Genius

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
There are times when a medical innovation occurs that looks like a winner from a quality and a cost perspective. Johns Hopkins researchers appear to have found one for the…
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Sep 22 2009

Another Telehealth Advance

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A research group has developed a cardiac monitoring necklace.
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Sep 21 2009

Patients’ Decision-Making

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
New research reveals complex aspects of patients' decision-making, depending on how information is presented.
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Sep 18 2009

Maryland’s Approach to Hospital Pricing

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A WSJ articles reports on Maryland's experience with hospital price controls.
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Sep 17 2009

The Health Care Version of NIMBY

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Everybody says we need cost control and expanded access, but nobody wants to pony up.
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Sep 17 2009

A New Study Analyzing Retail Clinic Use

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Rand Corporation has published a study comparing use of retail clinics with emergency room and primary care physician visits.
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Kevin RocheThe 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.

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This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

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September 9, 2026
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September 3, 2026
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August 29, 2026

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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 through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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