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Sep 19 2019

Physician/Drug Rep Interactions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Physicians are spending less time with drug company sales reps, according to a new report.
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Sep 18 2019

Medicare Advantage Plan Administrative Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from Sherlock Co. focuses on trends in Medicare Advantage plan administrative costs.
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Sep 17 2019

Hospital Star Ratings

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An article in Health Affairs calls into question the method CMS uses for grouping hospital star ratings.
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Sep 16 2019

Medicare Advantage Spillover Effects to Traditional Medicare

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study by MedPAC finds little spillover effect on spending in traditional Medicare.
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Sep 13 2019

Mobile Health

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A New England Journal of Medicine review article examines the state of mobile health.
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Sep 12 2019

Price Transparency and Value-Based Purchasing

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A study in Health Affairs looks at how greater price transparency might aid in value-based purchasing.
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Sep 11 2019

Report Cards for Skilled Nursing Facilities

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A study in the Journal of Health Economics examines whether star ratings for skilled nursing facilities are associated with outcomes.
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Sep 10 2019

Diffusion of New Medical Knowledge

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A paper at the National Bureau of Economics examines how quickly changes in medical knowledge diffuse into practice.
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Sep 09 2019

Postacute Care Spending

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Spending on post-acute care is much greater in traditional Medicare than it is among commercial payers for similar patients.
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Sep 06 2019

One Hospital System’s Abuse of Market Power

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An Axios post gives a clear example of the abusive pricing of non-profit hospital systems.
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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...
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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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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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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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