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Feb 20 2018

Projections of Future Health Spending

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The Office of the Actuary at CMS issues its annual projection for national health spending in the next ten years.
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Feb 16 2018

Differences in FFS Medicare and MA Enrollees

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A National Bureau of Economic Research paper examines differences between MA and FFS Medicare beneficiaries.
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Feb 15 2018

End-of-Life Care Spending Trends

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A Research Letter at JAMA Internal Medicine examines end-of-life care spending trends.
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Feb 14 2018

Express Scripts 2017 Drug Trend Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Express Scripts releases its Drug Trend Report for 2017, showing muted growth.
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Feb 13 2018

AHIP Survey on Work-based Health Plans

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Following up yesterday's post, here is another survey on worker attitudes toward health care and health plans.
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Feb 12 2018

EBRI Worker Survey

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An Employee Benefits Research Institute survey examines worker attitudes toward health care and health plans.
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Feb 09 2018

Leavitt Partners Survey

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Leavitt Partners surveys physicians, employers and consumers to ascertain perspectives on the US health system.
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Feb 08 2018

Amazon, Berkshire and JP Morgan

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Three large companies announce the formation of a new company to do something about health care costs. Really?
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Feb 07 2018

The Uninsured and Emergency Room Use

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Research published in Health Affairs examines patterns of care use by the uninsured population.
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Feb 06 2018

ACA Effects on Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Premium Contributions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
According to a study in the JAMA Internal Medicine, the woefully misnamed Affordable Care Act resulted in 12% lower out-of-pocket spending but 12% higher premium contributions.
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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

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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