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Feb 04 2019

FDA Expedited Drug Approval Pathways

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A research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine discusses physicians perspectives on FDA expedited drug approval pathways.
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Feb 01 2019

Disclosing Drug Prices in Advertising

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine describes consumer reactions to drug pricing disclosure.
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Jan 31 2019

PWC on Health Sector M & A in 2018

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from PriceWaterhouse Cooper evaluates the year that was in health care M & A.
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Jan 30 2019

Expected Global Use of Drugs Over the Coming Years

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from IQVIA covers expected spending and trends in global drug use over the next few years.
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Jan 29 2019

Drug Costs and Hospitals

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Rising drug prices are contributing to hospitals' increased costs of delivering care.
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Jan 28 2019

The Hospital Readmissions Non-reduction Program

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More bad news for the hospital readmission reduction program, as a new study in Health Affairs concludes that it had far less effect than previously estimated.
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Jan 25 2019

Top Health-related Safety Hazards for 2019

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The annual ECRI Institute list of health safety hazards is out.
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Jan 24 2019

Patient Adherence to Treatment

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A McKinsey post addresses issues around patient adherence to treatment regimens.
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Jan 23 2019

The Value of Digital Health Companies

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A study in Health Affairs finds that "digital" health companies provide little value for the populations that likely need the most help.
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Jan 22 2019

Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement

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An evaluation of the first two years of the mandatory joint replacement episode payment program in Medicare found minor spending reductions and no effect on quality.
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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

Headlines

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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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