Two studies in Health Affairs find that chronic disease prevalence is probably higher than assumed and that the reform law’s insurance expansion may lead to more diagnosis of these diseases.
IMS’ Institute for Healthcare Informatics issues a report on the use and value of mobile health apps.
Research published in Health Affairs digs a little further into the dynamics of patients who tend to be responsible for a high percentage of all health spending.
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General finds woeful mismanagement by the department of the contracts and work to build the federal health insurance exchange.
It is the time of year when firms are releasing their medical cost trend projections for 2016 and Sibson Consulting, part of the Segal group, gives us its thoughts from a new survey.
The latest Altarum briefs on health spending and prices find that while acceleration is slowing, health spending is still higher than last year and well above economic growth rates.
A study in Health Affairs finds that greater prescription drug use among Medicaid beneficiaries is associated with a modest reduction in overall spending.
A Peterson-Kaiser tracking brief examines quality indicators for our health system and international comparisons.
Research carried in the British Medical Journal finds that physician-owned hospitals don’t appear to have some of the evils ascribed to them.
Accentuating the positive, CMS releases the latest results from its Medicare Accountable Care Organization program.