A study from UnitedHealth Care reveals further details on the extent of variation in prices for health services.
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The May Altarum Institute health spending reports indicate a potential uptick in spending and prices.
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A report from Avalere finds that dual eligibles have lower utilization and spending in Medicare Advantage.
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A large health plan's program in incentivize doctors to use lower-cost oncology drugs shows little results.
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IQVIA gives us its annual forecasting on prescription drug use for the next few years.
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A brief from the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker group examines deductible trends.
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Using international reference pricing for drugs would save the United States a lot of money.
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An American Medical Association report demonstrates the ongoing trend of physicians not having an ownership interest in their practices and becoming employees.
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An analysis from the Health Care Cost Institute finds that members in high deductible health plans spend less on chronic conditions.
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A Rand Corporation report details payment differences for hospital services among private and public payers.
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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.