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Jun 14 2018

Medical Cost Trend for 2019

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
PriceWaterHouseCooper releases its 2019 medical trend estimates for employer health plans.
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Jun 13 2018

Nurse Practitioner Independence

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A study in the Journal of Health Economics finds that greater nurse practitioner independence is associated with some utilization and cost changes.
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Jun 12 2018

BEA Health Spending Analyses

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released updated analyses of health spending by disease or medical condition.
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Jun 11 2018

The Medicare Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research published in Health Affairs shows very minor benefits from Medicare's Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.
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Jun 08 2018

Malpractice Environment and Cardiology Service Intensity

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research carried in JAMA Cardiology finds that states with malpractice limitations have lower treatment intensity for cardiology conditions.
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Jun 07 2018

Medicare Trustees’ Report

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The most recent Trustees' report on the financial status of Medicare suggests again that now is the time to take action to shore up the program's future.
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Jun 06 2018

Patient Satisfaction with Health Plans Over Time

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new article based on the Employee Benefits Research Institute survey regarding patient engagement finds that health plan satisfaction doesn't increase over time.
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Jun 05 2018

AHRQ Draft Review of Telemedicine

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A draft review of research regarding telemedicine concludes that it generally provides as good a quality of care as in-person services and may reduce costs in some instances.
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Jun 04 2018

Angel Investing

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A brief report from the University of New Hampshire Center for Venture Research finds an ongoing robust angel investing environment.
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May 31 2018

New Company Combinations in Health Care

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A PriceWaterhouseCooper report trumpets the wonderful new combinations of health care companies combining to remake our health system. Hogwash.
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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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Research

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

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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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