A paper published at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores the concept of moral hazard in regard to health service use.
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A study in the Journal of Health Economics examines health care price elasticities.
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Research in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds no association between availability and use of a patient portal and hospital readmissions.
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Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that modifiable risk factors account for racial disparities in rates of Type 2 diabetes.
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A report from the Minnesota Department of Health finds substantial variation in the state for prices of common health services.
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A brief from the Commonwealth Fund suggests that the current method of reimbursing Medicare Advantage plans results in overpayments.
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A new paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research assesses whether primary care can impact downstream utilization.
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New data from the American Medical Association provides insights into the sources of physician revenue.
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A paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the economic impact of pharmacogenomic testing.
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Two new papers provide more analysis on the concentration and persistence of health spending.
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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.