A report from Minnesota reveals substantial variation across medical groups in their total cost of care and resource utilization.
New research suggests that use of scorecards can help reduce the overall costs of surgeries.
In what appears to be good news, rates of hospital acquired conditions appear to have dropped substantially over the last five years.
A study in Health Affairs finds that patients who use lower-cost primary care physicians have lower overall health spending.
A Centers for Disease Control brief examines geographic variation in the number of and spending on Medicare beneficiaries with six or more chronic conditions.
Research published at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines Oregon’s use of a value-based insurance design to reduce utilization of low-value services.
A survey from the Employee Benefits Research Institute elicits employee perceptions of health care.
A recent MedPAC meeting included a discussion of the effects of provider consolidation.
CMS’ official report on national health spending for 2015 is out and reported in Health Affairs. Spending growth accelerated in 2015 and is probably continuing to do so in 2016.
A study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry finds that telemedicine appears as efficacious as in-person therapy.