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Apr 16 2019

Costs of Hospital Treatment Errors

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study in Health Services Research estimates the cost of inpatient hospital errors in care.
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Apr 15 2019

Happy More Taxes Day, Thanks to Medicare-for-All

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
April 15 seems an appropriate time to review Bernie Sanders' Medicare-for-all bill, with its devastating economic and tax effects for all of us.
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Apr 12 2019

Health Status and Health Care Disparities

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Researchers find that supposed health care disparities vary by health status, according to a study in Health Services Research
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Apr 11 2019

Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Treatment Spending

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A new study in Health Services Research explores reasons for geographic variation in breast cancer treatment spending.
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Apr 10 2019

Comparative Health of Medicare Advantage Enrollees

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A study in Health Affairs finds that while by one measure patients in Medicare Advantage may start out healthier than in FFS Medicare, their health status soon converges.
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Apr 09 2019

Health Status and Spending

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A study in Health Services Research finds that number of diseases, but not length of time you have them, is strongly correlated with health spending.
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Apr 08 2019

Volume of Service and Quality

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Research in the Journal of Health Economics finds that higher volume of a service at a facility does improve outcomes.
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Apr 05 2019

The Latest Altarum Institute Spending and Price Briefs

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Its been a while since we checked in with our friends at the Altarum Institute to see what's up with health spending and health prices. Up being the operative word.
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Apr 04 2019

Trends in Place of Service and Prices

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A report from Fair Health analyzes changes in place of service and health care prices over the last few years.
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Apr 03 2019

The Shift in Care from Physician Offices to Hospital Outpatient Departments

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An analysis from the Health Care Cost Initiative demonstrates the cost-raising effect of moving services to hospital outpatient departments.
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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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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

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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 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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