A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at out-of-pocket spending by Medicare Beneficiaries, including premiums and service cost-sharing. For some seniors, these numbers are pretty large.
The Government Accounting Office reviews drug spending for DOD, Medicare and Medicaid; finding that Medicaid generally paid the lowest prices, in some cases substantially lower.
Keeping guidelines consistent with the latest scientific evidence may not be happening as consistently as it should be, according to research in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A report from the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans summarizes what has been learned in the state about its ongoing growth in health spending.
The latest issue of Health Affairs focuses on “big data” and analytics, but the content reflects how little this latest hot initiative has actually achieved.
Research published in Health Affairs explores the question of whether the now-widespread use of electronic medical records is facilitating upcoding by hospitals, leading to higher Medicare reimbursements.
To understand changes in the number of insured following implementation of the reform law, it would be useful to know who comprised this group, a task undertaken by an AHRQ Statistical Brief.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission sends a letter to CMS recommending that it address certain issues in regard to the ACO and Shared Savings programs.
The latest Altarum Institute data on health spending and price growth show some acceleration in the months of April and May.
America’s Health Insurance Plans released its annual census of health savings account/high deductible plans.
Medical homes have been implemented for long enough that research is beginning to examine the extent to which they actually improve quality or lower costs. Research published in Health Affairs examines the Veterans Health Administration’s experience with medical homes.
A Statistical Brief from AHRQ examines out-of-pocket health spending by various categories of Americans.
An Altarum Institute survey finds that consumers are interested in being engaged in health care but aren’t always certain of their ability to do so.
The latest data from the National Venture Capital Association shows a healthy funding and exit market.
Epocrates, a division of AthenaHealth, released it 2014 Mobile Trends Report, showing some slowing of adoption of the mobile health technologies that are going to so radically transform health care.