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Aug 07 2019

The Effects of Malpractice Liability

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A systematic review of the literature on malpractice liability is carried by Health Services Research.
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Aug 06 2019

Self-funded Health Plans

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An Employee Benefit Research Institute report discusses self-funding trends.
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Aug 05 2019

Medicaid Managed Care Plans

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A report from Mark Farrah Associates discusses trends in the managed care Medicaid market.
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Aug 02 2019

Some Truths About Private Health Insurance in the US

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A brief from the Manhattan Institute gives a little more accurate information about the private health insurance industry than the usual garbage coming from certain presidential candidates.
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Aug 01 2019

Buyer Purchasing Power in Health Care

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Another paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines monopsony power in health care.
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Jul 31 2019

Costs of Dementia to Medicare

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Dementia is a substantial and growing source of cost to the Medicare program.
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Jul 30 2019

Generic Drug Pricing

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Prices for generic drugs have actually fallen fairly rapidly in recent years, according to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Jul 29 2019

The 2019 Milliman Medical Index

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This year's version of the Milliman Medical Index is out, giving medical cost trend information for employment-based health insurance.
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Jul 26 2019

Primary Care Spending

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A report from the Patient Centered Primary Care Colloborative discusses primary care spending by state.
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Jul 25 2019

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

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AHRQ issues a new Statistical Brief updating information relating to employment-based health care coverage.
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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

Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
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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