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Apr 08 2019

Volume of Service and Quality

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research in the Journal of Health Economics finds that higher volume of a service at a facility does improve outcomes.
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Apr 05 2019

The Latest Altarum Institute Spending and Price Briefs

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Its been a while since we checked in with our friends at the Altarum Institute to see what's up with health spending and health prices. Up being the operative word.
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Apr 04 2019

Trends in Place of Service and Prices

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from Fair Health analyzes changes in place of service and health care prices over the last few years.
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Apr 03 2019

The Shift in Care from Physician Offices to Hospital Outpatient Departments

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An analysis from the Health Care Cost Initiative demonstrates the cost-raising effect of moving services to hospital outpatient departments.
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Apr 02 2019

Physician Practice Changes Following Malpractice Claims

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A recent NEJM study looks at what happens to doctors after they have malpractice claims.
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Apr 01 2019

Survey on the Health Industry “Pulse”

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Change Healthcare releases results of its ninth annual survey of the health care industry.
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Mar 29 2019

Medicare Advantage Growth in 2019

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Mark Farrah Associates analysis of Medicare Advantage membership after the annual open enrollment period suggests that the rich basically got richer.
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Mar 28 2019

CBO on Specialty Drug Spending in Government Programs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A CBO report looks at specialty drug spending and price trends in Medicare and Medicaid.
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Mar 27 2019

Levels of Evidence Supporting Guidelines

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
There isn't as much evidence to support some care guidelines as you might think, according to research in JAMA.
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Mar 26 2019

More From the MedPAC Report to Congress

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Further summarization of MedPAC's annual recommendations to Congress on Medicare.
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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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Research

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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December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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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