A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the relative contributions of moral hazard and adverse selection to inefficiencies in health insurance markets.
A report from America’s Health Insurance Plans finds that commercial health plans often pay hospitals much more than Medicare for the same service.
The Congressional Budget Office issues a report finding that federal laws, and in particular the reform law, have a variety of effects on health insurance premiums.
An IMS Health report considers the rate of price declines when brand drugs lose their patent protection.
A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the life expectancy gap between the United States and other developed nations.
A brief PriceWaterhouseCooper report examines premium trends on the reform law’s health insurance exchanges.
A Commonwealth Fund case study highlights efforts to reshape the treatment of common conditions.
A survey from Finn Partners reveals actions consumers are taking in regard to their health care and health plans.
From my home state of Minnesota comes a report revealing the shocking fact that people with chronic conditions have high health spending, doh!!
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the relationship between physician training and practice variation.
An Avalere analysis confirms that CMS’ Medicare Advantage risk adjustment formulas don’t accurately pay for seriously ill patients.
Medicare’s quality improvement programs may have a disproportionately negative impact on teaching hospitals.
2016 has started out with a thud in the equity markets and that may reflect what is happening in our economy. Health care costs play a role.
An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes high-cost patients across payer types.
Research in the New England Journal of Medicine examines characteristics of doctors who are likely to have malpractice claims.