Research in Health Affairs describes results from a provider program to communicate and resolve medical errors, hopefully avoiding malpractice litigation.
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association releases an analysis of drug price increases. Same old story.
My usual hope that all of you have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday weekend, basking in the glow of good food and the companionship of family and friends; and that you each find and appreciate the things in your life that you are and can be thankful for, in an often turbulent world.
Here are some findings from a recent work on medical cost trends from Buck Consultants.
The National Bureau of Economic Research publishes a paper looking at methods of attributing health spending to specific medical conditions.
A Health Care Cost Institute report reveals a downturn in physician visits.
A New York Times analysis and article confirms what we already know; when hospitals consolidate health plans and patients pay more.
Medicare for All is an absurd idea as postulated by its proponents and perpetuates the ever-increasing government role in health care that has caused our current cost and access problems and has worked so well overseas.
An analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that physician ACOs, but not hospital-led ones, reduced spending for Medicare.
After two posts on the annual KFF survey of employment health plans, we look at a recent report from AHRQ on the same topic.
More highlights from the Kaiser survey on 2018 health plan costs and trends for employers.
The annual Kaiser Family Foundation survey on employment-related health benefits has been released.
An analysis in Science magazine gives a new look at Medicare end-of-living spending.
A paper from the National Bureau of Economics looks at hospital pricing again, this time from the perspective of variation in charges to payers.
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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.