A report from Xcenda performs a site of care analysis for cancer treatment.
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JP Morgan Chase issues a fact-filled report on consumer out-of-pocket spending on health care.
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The Commonwealth Fund releases a brief describing certain employers' effort to manage high-cost patients.
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A paper from Stanford University researchers tests various models for improving prediction of who will be a high-cost patients.
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A report from Mark Farrah Associates looks at mid-year financial performance for health insurers.
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A Genworth Financial report explores cost trends in the costs of long-term care.
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A survey of consumers and physicians gives their perspectives on the causes of rising health costs.
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A new piece of research suggests that hospital factors are the predominant cause of readmissions.
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A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests that there is more over-treatment than under-treatment of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.
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While consumers like the idea of price-shopping in health care, few actually practice it, according to a study in Health Affairs.
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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.