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Jun 11 2019

Antioxidants and Health, a Cautionary Tale

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The tale of antioxidant recommendations is a useful warning about the dangers of relying on so-called expert opinion.
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Jun 10 2019

New Medicare Beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage

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A Kaiser Family Foundation brief explores trends in first-year Medicare beneficiaries enrolling in Medicare Advantage.
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Jun 07 2019

MGMA Report on Physician Compensation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Medical Group Management Association suggests that physician compensation is continuing to increase at a pace at least consistent with general economic growth.
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Jun 06 2019

The Latest Example of the Over-hyped Value of Guidelines

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A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds basically no effect on cardiovascular outcomes from intensive glucose control for type 2 diabetes patients.
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Jun 05 2019

Traumatic Injury and Medicare Beneficiaries

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A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the incidence of traumatic injury among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Jun 04 2019

Drug Spending for Different Payers

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation describes prescription drug spending by payer type.
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Jun 03 2019

Predicting High-Cost Patients

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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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May 31 2019

Machine Learning for Health Care

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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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May 30 2019

DOL Report on Self-funded Plans

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
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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May 29 2019

HSA Balances and Health Care Utilization

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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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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

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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
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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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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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