A Healthsparq survey indicates how financial incentives can move consumer behavior.
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Today we cover the rest of the MedPAC Annual Report.
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We all need to think about whether the extreme damage that is being done to people's lives by the reaction to the coronavirus isn't worse than the disease itself.
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Another area dealt with extensively in the MedPAC annual report is Medicare Advantage.
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MedPAC's annual report to Congress includes examination of the effects of hospital consolidation and abuses of the 340B program.
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Research in JAMA finds that orders regarding life-sustaining treatment near the end-of-life are often not followed.
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A study in JAMA reveals once again the avaricious pricing behavior of drug companies.
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The latest Altarum Institute briefs on health spending are released, covering the period through the end of last year.
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Research published in JAMA builds on BEA work analyzing spending by disease.
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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.