PWC releases its annual report on what employers can expect in the way of medical cost growth for the coming year.
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A Viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzes the impact on health care in the US of having a largely employment driven health insurance market.
An analysis from the Integrated Healthcare Association comparing provider network types finds that ACOs performed well in controlling costs.
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants appear to do as good a job at managing complex patients as physicians, but at a lower cost.
Research finds that payments and other benefits given by drug manufacturers to physicians does influence prescribing behavior.
An article in Health Affairs describes an intervention for seriously ill patients that reduced costs.
We look at another article on survey methodology today, this one comparing internet and mail responses.
A pair of articles in Health Services Research discuss issues in survey research methodology.
The tale of antioxidant recommendations is a useful warning about the dangers of relying on so-called expert opinion.
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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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