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Oct 14 2019

“Waste” in the US Health System

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Oh boy, another bogus study on "waste" in our health system.
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Oct 11 2019

GAO Report on Medicare’s Quality Measures

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Government Accounting Office critiques the Medicare quality of care program.
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Oct 10 2019

Did Doctors Really Do What the Records Say They Did?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study carried by the JAMA Open Network reveals that what physicians say they did in billing and medical records may not be what actually happened.
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Oct 09 2019

Medicare ACO Performance

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A blog post at Health Affairs from CMS discusses the latest results from the Medicare ACOs.
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Oct 08 2019

Nurse Practitioner Prescribing Authority

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research in the Journal of Health Economics examines the effect of nurse practitioner prescribing authority on population mental health.
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Oct 07 2019

Competition and Medicare Advantage Plan Quality

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study published in the Health Services Research journal finds that less competition among Medicare Advantage plans may be associated with higher quality.
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Oct 04 2019

Level of Physician Payment and Access in Medicaid

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines reimbursement and access in Medicaid.
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Oct 03 2019

Validity of Patient-Reported Experience Measures

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study in Health Services Research explores the utility of patient-reported satisfaction measures.
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Oct 02 2019

The KFF Employer-sponsored Health Benefits Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The 2019 Kaiser report on employer provided health benefits is out, full of its usual good information.
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Oct 01 2019

The Cost of Intensive End-of-Life Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association Geriatrics discusses end-of-life care.
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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

Headlines

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April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
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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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