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Sep 21 2017

Consumerism in Health Care

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A report from research firm Kaufman Hall reviews "consumerism" in health care.
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Sep 20 2017

Physician Practice Acquisitions and Market Concentration

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research in Health Affairs explores the trend of physician practice acquisitions, which typically are too small to catch the eye of regulators.
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Sep 19 2017

Specialty Drug Pricing

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study sponsored by the AARP finds that specialty drug prices are rising rapidly.
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Sep 18 2017

Large Health Plans and Negotiations with Providers

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study in Health Affairs finds that large health plans do negotiate lower prices from providers.
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Sep 15 2017

Access to Fast Food Restaurants and Obesity

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Making it harder for people to access fast food does not appear to impact obesity rates. Another blow to the nanny state.
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Sep 14 2017

Mobile Apps for Diabetes

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A survey of mobile apps to help diabetes patients manage their care is published in the journal Diabetes Care.
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Sep 13 2017

Increasing Colon Cancer Screening Rates

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Studies in JAMA examine how to increase patient receptivity to recommended screenings for colon cancer.
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Sep 12 2017

Market Concentration in Health Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The current issue of Health Affairs deals with market concentration in health care, which is clearly a leading, if not the leading cause of excessive pricing for private health plans.
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Sep 11 2017

Physician Perspectives on Unnecessary Care Delivery

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A survey published in PLOS One indicates that doctors think a fair amount of unnecessary care is delivered and gives their views on why that happens.
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Sep 08 2017

Cost-sharing in Urban Areas

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A report from the Health Care Cost Institute explores consumer cost-sharing in 40 urban areas.
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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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Research

This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
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

Headlines

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
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...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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About This Blog

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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