A new piece of research on the value of price comparison services finds they are rarely used.
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A study in Health Affairs details the ongoing consolidation of physician practices by hospital systems.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research further supports the idea that malpractice fears and the defensive medicine that accompanies those fears, drive up health spending.
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NEJM carries an evaluation of Medicare's bundled payment project, which shows little impact on much of anything.
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A study carried in JAMA discusses trends in end-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries.
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The latest Altarum report discusses trends in spending by payer type over the last few years.
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Adjusting Medicare Advantage stars ratings for socioeconomic factors would change plan rankings, according to a Health Affairs article.
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Studies in Health Affairs show that neither the Medicaid expansion, nor the temporary Medicaid fee increase, was associated with an increase in participation by physicians in Medicaid.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research attempts to see if increasing Medicaid reimbursement improved behavioral health outcomes.
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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.