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Nov 08 2017

Factors Associated With More Health Spending

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Research carried in JAMA performs another analysis of what factors appear associated with health spending increases in the US.
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Nov 07 2017

ECRI List of Technology Hazards in Health Care

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Here is something a little different, the ECRI Institute's list of top health technology hazards for 2018. Something more for you to worry about.
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Nov 06 2017

State Medicaid Program Trends

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The Kaiser Family Foundation issues a report summarizing trends in Medicaid programs in the states.
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Nov 03 2017

Patient Spending and Technology

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BlackBook issues survey results regarding the impact of increased patient cost-sharing on providers' technology needs.
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Nov 02 2017

Deloitte on Hospital Mergers

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Deloitte issues a report on hospital merger rationales and results.
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Nov 01 2017

Out-of-Pocket Health Spending and Retirement

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Research from Boston College's Center for Retirement Research explores the role of out-of-pocket health costs in retirement preparedness.
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Oct 31 2017

Emergency Room Use Trends

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A study in the International Journal of Health Services finds that ER use comprises an increasing proportion of all health care use.
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Oct 30 2017

Better Primary Care and Health Spending

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Research in the Journal of Health Economics continues the trend of finding little overall cost savings from medical home-type primary care.
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Oct 27 2017

More Evidence of 340B Program Issues

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A drug industry sponsored paper further underscores the abuses by hospitals of the 340B program.
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Oct 26 2017

2018 Exchange Premiums

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A new analysis from Avalere finds staggering rises in the Silver, or benchmarking, level health plan premiums on the insurance exchanges.
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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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December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
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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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