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Oct 03 2019

Validity of Patient-Reported Experience Measures

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A study in Health Services Research explores the utility of patient-reported satisfaction measures.
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Oct 02 2019

The KFF Employer-sponsored Health Benefits Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The 2019 Kaiser report on employer provided health benefits is out, full of its usual good information.
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Oct 01 2019

The Cost of Intensive End-of-Life Care

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Research carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association Geriatrics discusses end-of-life care.
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Sep 30 2019

Variations in Disease and Outcomes Across Countries

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An article in Lancet describes diseases, hospital use and mortality across several countries.
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Sep 27 2019

Administrative Costs in the US Health Care System

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Another piece of misleading garbage in support of single-payer proposals is released by a think tank.
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Sep 26 2019

Hospital Market Concentration, Prices and Utilization

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The Health Care Cost Institute issues an analysis of hospital market concentration, prices and utilization.
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Sep 25 2019

Medicaid Medication Costs

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A report from Magellan gives data on Medicaid drug use trends and issues.
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Sep 24 2019

Hospital Costs and Coding

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A summary of reports presented to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission reveals some interesting information about hospital coding practices.
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Sep 23 2019

Primary Care Physician Practice Patterns and Patient Outcomes

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A new paper from the National Bureau of Health Economics analyses the effect of primary care physician practice styles on patient outcomes.
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Sep 20 2019

Hospital Drug Price Markups

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A report finds that hospitals make a lot of money marking up drugs and keep all those profits for themselves.
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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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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

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Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 2026
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 2026

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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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