A report reveals again how hospitals extort high prices from private health plans.
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A paper from the National Bureau of Economics has some interesting insights into how people interact with computers on health care matters.
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A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that quality report cards may be helpful in sorting skilled nursing facilities.
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A new analysis in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that ACOs may not be saving Medicare money.
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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.
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An analysis from the Integrated Healthcare Association comparing provider network types finds that ACOs performed well in controlling costs.
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Nurse practitioners and physician assistants appear to do as good a job at managing complex patients as physicians, but at a lower cost.
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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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