According to a study in the JAMA Internal Medicine, the woefully misnamed Affordable Care Act resulted in 12% lower out-of-pocket spending but 12% higher premium contributions.
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A paper from the National Governors Association discusses how states can create effect complex care management programs for Medicaid and other public insurance beneficiaries.
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Rock Health issues its year-end report on the state of digital health funding.
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A report from the Office of the Inspector General discusses the submission and use of encounter data for the Medicare Advantage program.
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A NBER paper evaluates the effects of a randomized trial regarding a workplace wellness program.
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A study in Health Affairs details sources of accountable care organization cost and utilization reductions.
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A Grand Rounds report discusses whether and how consumers consider quality in evaluating physicians.
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An analysis in Health Affairs compares the impact of reference-based and centers of excellence cost control strategies.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research discusses Medicaid's role in creating better quality nursing home care.
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The Health Care Cost Institute's report on health spending in 2016 indicates that once again prices are the major force driving spending growth.
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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.