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Apr 25 2019

Provider Risk and Quality of Care

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The Integrated Healthcare Association releases an analysis of California providers who take financial risk and the quality of their care.
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Apr 24 2019

Provider Networks in Medicare Advantage Plans

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A study in Health Affairs examines the nature of provider networks in Medicare Advantage plans, with a focus on prevalence of narrow networks.
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Apr 23 2019

InstaMed Health Care Payments Survey

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Payment facilitator InstaMed releases its ninth annual survey on trends in health care payments.
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Apr 22 2019

Medicare’s Primary Care Spending

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A study finds that a small percent of total Medicare spending is for primary care, but it is not clear if that is good or bad.
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Apr 19 2019

More Evidence for Concern about Drug Pricing

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A new analysis finds that just a few drugs account for much of the growth in Medicare Part D spending.
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Apr 18 2019

Another Disappointing Wellness Study

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A new study reported in JAMA finds limited short-term impact on outcomes of an extensive employer wellness program.
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Apr 17 2019

Hospital Concentration and Insurance Premiums

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A Health Affairs study finds that greater hospital concentration is associated with higher insurance premiums on the ACA marketplaces.
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Apr 16 2019

Costs of Hospital Treatment Errors

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A study in Health Services Research estimates the cost of inpatient hospital errors in care.
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Apr 15 2019

Happy More Taxes Day, Thanks to Medicare-for-All

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
April 15 seems an appropriate time to review Bernie Sanders' Medicare-for-all bill, with its devastating economic and tax effects for all of us.
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Apr 12 2019

Health Status and Health Care Disparities

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Researchers find that supposed health care disparities vary by health status, according to a study in Health Services Research
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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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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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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...
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