Research carried in JAMA performs another analysis of what factors appear associated with health spending increases in the US.
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Here is something a little different, the ECRI Institute's list of top health technology hazards for 2018. Something more for you to worry about.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation issues a report summarizing trends in Medicaid programs in the states.
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BlackBook issues survey results regarding the impact of increased patient cost-sharing on providers' technology needs.
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Deloitte issues a report on hospital merger rationales and results.
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Research from Boston College's Center for Retirement Research explores the role of out-of-pocket health costs in retirement preparedness.
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A study in the International Journal of Health Services finds that ER use comprises an increasing proportion of all health care use.
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Research in the Journal of Health Economics continues the trend of finding little overall cost savings from medical home-type primary care.
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A drug industry sponsored paper further underscores the abuses by hospitals of the 340B program.
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A new analysis from Avalere finds staggering rises in the Silver, or benchmarking, level health plan premiums on the insurance exchanges.
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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.
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