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Aug 10 2017

Price and the Demand for Health Services

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
New research carried in the Journal of Health Economics describes the price elasticity of demand for health care services.
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Aug 09 2017

The Persistence of High-Deductible Plan Spending Reductions

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Recent research suggests that high-deductible plans result in reduced spending over at least a three year time frame.
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Aug 08 2017

The Costs of Developing Prescription Medications

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research in the Journal of Health Economics estimates the costs of developing a new medication.
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Aug 07 2017

Medicaid Disease Management

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A study in the Journal of Health Economics once again indicates that disease management programs have a hard time creating spending reductions that cover the cost of the program.
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Aug 04 2017

Doctors and Drug Sales Reps

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A survey from Manhattan Research examines drug company sales representatives interactions with physicians.
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Aug 03 2017

Social and Medical Risk Factors in Value-Based Purchasing Results

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Research carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association looks at the impact of social factors and medical risk on valued-based purchasing program performance.
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Aug 02 2017

Medical Homes in Health Centers

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In a study of medical home implementation at federally qualified health centers, researchers found that costs increased.
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Aug 01 2017

End-of-Life Health Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research in Health Affairs finds that end-of-life spending, across several countries, is lower than previously reported.
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Jul 31 2017

Health Legislation Priorities

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Now that reforming the reform law appears to be off the table for a while, here are the top health issues that Congress should, but probably won't address.
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Jul 28 2017

Patient Use of EHR Information

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another Government Accounting Office report finds that patients find it hard to use EHR information even when they have access to it.
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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...
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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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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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