A couple of random observations and a review of an important analysis of the distribution of health spending in the population.
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A Mark Farrah Associates report gives a sense of health insurer profitability for 2020.
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Another piece of research related to both social determinants of health and geographic variation in per person health spending.
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Every day brings more evidence of how far off the deep end the country has gone.
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Another study find nominal benefits from workplace wellness programs.
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Medicare Advantage plans are generally a better deal for beneficiaries and provide better care.
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Dropped a lot of visual data this morning. Here is the big picture on what it tells me.
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The truth about variants, younger people and hospitalizations.
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An age group look at hospitalization and death rates over time. Not much relative change.
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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.