A study in JAMA Open examines results from a Functional Medicine model of care.
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A report from the National Academy of Medicine focuses on clinician burnout.
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A report from Massachusetts looks at why health spending isn't being better controlled despite the state's intensive efforts at reduction.
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A new EBRI study examines privately insured patients with persistent high health spending.
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A study in the journal Circulation illustrates the benefits of including specialists in ACOs.
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The latest briefs on health care prices and spending from the Altarum Institute show ongoing moderate growth.
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The Government Accounting Office releases a report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in Medicare Part D.
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Physicians feel a heavy regulatory burden that diverts them from patient care, according to a regular report from the MGMA.
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The federal fraud and abuse rules are being revised to accommodate value-based purchasing and other reimbursement changes.
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A study in JAMA Network Open discusses trends in high and low-value cardiac testing in Medicare.
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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.