A paper from Stanford University researchers tests various models for improving prediction of who will be a high-cost patients.
A report from Mark Farrah Associates looks at mid-year financial performance for health insurers.
A Genworth Financial report explores cost trends in the costs of long-term care.
A survey of consumers and physicians gives their perspectives on the causes of rising health costs.
A new piece of research suggests that hospital factors are the predominant cause of readmissions.
A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests that there is more over-treatment than under-treatment of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.
While consumers like the idea of price-shopping in health care, few actually practice it, according to a study in Health Affairs.
A report from research firm Kaufman Hall reviews “consumerism” in health care.
Research in Health Affairs explores the trend of physician practice acquisitions, which typically are too small to catch the eye of regulators.
A study sponsored by the AARP finds that specialty drug prices are rising rapidly.
A study in Health Affairs finds that large health plans do negotiate lower prices from providers.
Making it harder for people to access fast food does not appear to impact obesity rates. Another blow to the nanny state.
A survey of mobile apps to help diabetes patients manage their care is published in the journal Diabetes Care.
Studies in JAMA examine how to increase patient receptivity to recommended screenings for colon cancer.
The current issue of Health Affairs deals with market concentration in health care, which is clearly a leading, if not the leading cause of excessive pricing for private health plans.