An AHRQ brief examines the effect of the reform law's Medicaid expansion on enrollment in employment-based insurance plans.
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An analysis published in Health Affairs finds substantial turnover in physicians and beneficiaries in accountable care organizations.
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A report sponsored by several academic and think tank organizations examines whether more competition would help reduce health spending.
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A General Accounting Office report focuses on barriers to greater use of telemedicine in federal programs.
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Hospital-associated primary care practices deliver more low-value care, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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A MedPAC presentation confirms what we all know; provider consolidation raises prices and does nothing for quality.
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An analysis in Health Affairs confirms that most people actually don't need health insurance, because they have little health spending.
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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine discusses laws regarding surrounding surrogate decision-making in health care.
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Work from MedPAC staff updates geographic variation in Medicare spending analyses.
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An analysis by the MedPAC staff finds Medicare pays for a fair amount of low-value 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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