Medscape has issued its annual physician compensation survey.
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Maryland's global budgeting program doesn't appear to have reduced inpatient hospital use.
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A Venture Monitor report finds a robust venture capital market in the first quarter of 2018.
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Online physician reviews are not consistent with more credible patient satisfaction surveys.
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Research carried at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines what happens when you legislate lower ER response times.
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A new paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research finds evidence that the malpractice environment in a state influences where a doctor chooses to practice.
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A new paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research finds some evidence of hospital cost-shifting from Medicare to private health plans.
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The latest reports on health spending from the Altarum Institute indicate continued moderate growth in spending and prices.
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A commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine takes on the myth that medical costs are causing large numbers of consumers to go bankrupt.
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A report from Fair Health summarizes trends in use of different sites of care and pricing at those sites.
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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.