According to an article in Health Affairs, adding a cost-sharing free annual wellness visit to the Medicare benefits hasn't done much for better health.
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A viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association addresses the failure of the extensive set of quality improvement initiated by policymakers in the last decade.
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Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines treatment trends for end-of-life care in European ICUs.
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A study published in Health Affairs finds little effect from CMS' program to reduce hospital-acquired infections.
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The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development issues its annual report on the global state of health.
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Yet another analysis demolishes the idea CMS' hospital readmission reductions program had a significant impact.
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A study in JAMA Network Open looks at specialist physician care of patients with chronic diseases.
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A presentation at the latest MedPAC meeting lays out the effects of provider consolidation on Medicare beneficiaries.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines responses by lower-income patients to variations in cost-sharing amounts in ACA plans.
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A new study relating to hospitals participation in the 340B program finds that they are making excellent profits, which was not the intention.
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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.