A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the formation of health care teams and effects on productivity.
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A new study suggests that attempting to adjust hospital readmission penalties for patient socioeconomic status may not fix the problem.
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Benefitfocus releases its 2018 report on the state of employee health plans.
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A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the impact of the ACA on health behaviors.
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A research letter and an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association illustrate the potential pitfalls of guideline-based care.
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A Government Accountability Office report indicates that taxpayers are wasting vast amounts of money in Medicaid.
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Research carried in Health Services Research finds generally better quality in Medicare Advantage plans than in fee-for-service Medicare.
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Medscape has issued its annual physician compensation survey.
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Maryland's global budgeting program doesn't appear to have reduced inpatient hospital use.
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A Venture Monitor report finds a robust venture capital market in the first quarter of 2018.
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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.