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Jan 28 2020

Out-of-Network Billing

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A Health Affairs article examines the source and size of out-of-network billings.
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Jan 27 2020

Medicare Advantage Savings for Beneficiaries

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UnitedHealth Group gives us its perspective on the relative savings on beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage.
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Jan 24 2020

Oncology Drug Costs and Site of Service

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A paper from EBRI discusses differences in cost for the same cancer medication in different sites of service.
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Jan 23 2020

Early Results on CAR-T Therapy in Medicare Patients

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A paper presented at the American Society of Hematology describes early cost and utilization results for Medicare patients.
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Jan 22 2020

Hospital Quality in MA Plans

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A new study finds that Medicare Advantage plans tend to send people to average quality hospitals.
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Jan 21 2020

More Single-Payer Gibberish

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A review published by the Public Library of Science claims that research shows that a single-payer plan would reduce US health spending, which is simply not true under any realistic…
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Jan 17 2020

Decision Aids Effect on Treatment Choices

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A study in Health Affairs examines the impact of decision aids on surgery decisions for hip or knee issues.
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Jan 16 2020

Venture Capital Activity in 2019

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The National Venture Capital Association and Pitchbook give us an early read on venture capital activities in 2019.
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Jan 15 2020

Administrative Costs in Canada and the US

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Another misleading piece of garbage on administrative costs in the US health system from the usual group of ideologues.
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Jan 14 2020

What Consumers Will Pay for a Broad Network Health Plan

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A study in the Journal of Health Economics finds that consumers will pay a fair amount more to be in a broad network health plan.
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Kevin RocheThe 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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Research

This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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About This Blog

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 through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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