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Jun 22 2018

Physician and Consumer Perceptions of Virtual Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Two Deloitte surveys provide insight into consumer and provider views of telemedicine.
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Jun 21 2018

More from MedPAC’s annual report to Congress

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The conclusion to a review of MedPAC's annual report to Congress on Medicare issues.
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Jun 20 2018

MedPAC Report to Congress

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issues its annual report to Congress.
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Jun 19 2018

Smoking Cessation Program Tactics

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine advances the science of designing effective smoking cessation (and other wellness) programs.
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Jun 18 2018

Physician Recruiting and Compensation Report

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Recruiting and compensation for physicians is generally strong, according to a new Merritt Hawkins report.
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Jun 15 2018

Receipt of Preventative Services

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Most Americans don't get all recommended preventative services, according to an analysis in Health Affairs.
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Jun 14 2018

Medical Cost Trend for 2019

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
PriceWaterHouseCooper releases its 2019 medical trend estimates for employer health plans.
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Jun 13 2018

Nurse Practitioner Independence

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study in the Journal of Health Economics finds that greater nurse practitioner independence is associated with some utilization and cost changes.
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Jun 12 2018

BEA Health Spending Analyses

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released updated analyses of health spending by disease or medical condition.
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Jun 11 2018

The Medicare Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research published in Health Affairs shows very minor benefits from Medicare's Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.
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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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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

IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026

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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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