A study in Health Affairs finds that greater prescription drug use among Medicaid beneficiaries is associated with a modest reduction in overall spending.
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A Peterson-Kaiser tracking brief examines quality indicators for our health system and international comparisons.
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Research carried in the British Medical Journal finds that physician-owned hospitals don't appear to have some of the evils ascribed to them.
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Accentuating the positive, CMS releases the latest results from its Medicare Accountable Care Organization program.
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A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines health spending over the last few decades, including recent years and potential trends.
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An Altarum Institute Presentation focuses on whether limits on Medicare reimbursement are sustainable and impacts of that reimbursement on other payers.
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Time to check in on Massachusetts, the trend-setter for eventual federal health reform. Things aren't going so good on the spending side.
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Nuance Communications releases results of a survey regarding how various groups select health care providers and products.
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HHS releases guidance on the operation of the controversial 340B drug pricing program, designed to address uncertainties and concerns.
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A Harvard analysis blames a few doctors with aggressive care patterns for driving up medical expenses.
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An Arthur J. Gallagher survey looks at employer intentions in regard to health benefits for 2016.
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An Article in Nature explores why checklists to improve health care quality may not always work as intended.
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Mark Farrah Associates provides a first quarter summary of enrollment and profit trends for the largest health plans.
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In some quarters there is a belief that provider-owned or sponsored health plans will have lower premiums, but a survey indicates that is not the case.
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More myth-busting this week, with today's focus on an analysis from the Institute for Clinical & Economic Review finding that integrating behavioral health into primary care is costly, but probably…
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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.
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