Another study, this one published in Health Services Research, suggests that CMS is paying Medicare Advantage plans too much.
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A new study from NBER reveals what we all might fear--doctors aren't necessarily great at assessing health risks.
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A study in Health Affairs looks at the relationship between social and health spending in a country, with a surprising finding.
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A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Foundation tracks the increase in consumer cost-sharing for health care coverage.
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The National Business Group on Health issues its latest survey of large, primarily self-funded, employer views on health benefits.
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A study looks evaluates publicly available hospital quality ratings.
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More disturbing news on issues in health-related research.
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A brief report from UnitedHealth Care makes hospital prices actually not seem as awful as they are, which wasn't their intent.
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A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the validity of the interrupted time-series experimental design.
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An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association reviews the generally sham charities to help patients pay for medications.
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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.