eHealth releases results from a survey of Medicare beneficiaries regarding the program.
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The 2017 Health Care Cost Institute report on health spending finds that price is again a dominant factor in trend.
My usual rambling, meaningless post to commemorate a holiday, which at least here in Minnesota for this one just marks the dreary continuation of a cold winter.
A truly lightweight report from the Urban Institute finds lower per enrollee spending growth for government programs than private health plans.
A blog post from the Centre for Economic Policy Research looks at 200 years of health care and health care spending.
A report from Premier discusses ER visit reductions that could result from better management of six common chronic conditions.
Colorado publishes a report outlining hospital cost-shifting in the state.
A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation demonstrates how Medicare’s share of drug spending has grown since the introduction of Part D and expansion of Part B medication use.
A survey by the American Medical Association finds that doctors still enjoy doing prior authorization and find it very beneficial for patient care, not.
Another specialty pharmacy company weighs in with a 2018 trend report on that category of medications.
A new study discusses trends in private equity firms buying physician practices.
A research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine discusses physicians perspectives on FDA expedited drug approval pathways.
A research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine describes consumer reactions to drug pricing disclosure.
A report from PriceWaterhouse Cooper evaluates the year that was in health care M & A.
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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.