Two briefs from the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker look at out-of-pocket spending trends.
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A Magellan report shows that specialty drug costs are a big issue for Medicaid too.
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Research published in Health Affairs finds that high-deductible plans discourage both needed and unnecessary care use.
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A Segal analysis of medical cost trends for 2018 suggests that drug spending is still the major problem.
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A report from Xcenda performs a site of care analysis for cancer treatment.
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JP Morgan Chase issues a fact-filled report on consumer out-of-pocket spending on health care.
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The Commonwealth Fund releases a brief describing certain employers' effort to manage high-cost patients.
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A paper from Stanford University researchers tests various models for improving prediction of who will be a high-cost patients.
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A report from Mark Farrah Associates looks at mid-year financial performance for health insurers.
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A Genworth Financial report explores cost trends in the costs of long-term care.
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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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