A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation describes prescription drug spending by payer type.
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Research published in the Journal of Health Economics finds that using predictive analytics to identify high-risk members for intervention had limited success.
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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes the potential for use of machine learning in health care.
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The annual Department of Labor report on self-funding gives some interesting facts on this growing form of health care coverage.
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A brief from the Employee Benefits Research Institute explores the effect of health savings account balances on utilization.
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A study from UnitedHealth Care reveals further details on the extent of variation in prices for health services.
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The May Altarum Institute health spending reports indicate a potential uptick in spending and prices.
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A report from Avalere finds that dual eligibles have lower utilization and spending in Medicare Advantage.
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A large health plan's program in incentivize doctors to use lower-cost oncology drugs shows little results.
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IQVIA gives us its annual forecasting on prescription drug use for the next few years.
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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.