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May 25 2017

Geographic Variation in Cardiac-caused Mortality

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An analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds wide variation in death due to heart disease.
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May 24 2017

Drug Safety

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A study carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that many newly approved drugs end up having safety issues.
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May 23 2017

Spending Trends for Common Medical Conditions.

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A new Statistical Brief from AHRQ reviews spending on common medical conditions.
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May 22 2017

2017 Milliman Medical Index

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The 2017 version of the Milliman Medical Index finds continued upward creep of insurance and health care costs.
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May 19 2017

Physician Agressiveness, Spending and Outcomes

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Research published in the Journal of Health Economics suggests that physicians who treat heart attacks most aggressively incur higher spending but better outcomes.
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May 18 2017

Five-Year Results from the CMS Readmissions Program

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A study in Health Affairs review five-year results from the Medical hospital readmissions reduction program.
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May 17 2017

Concentration of High-Cost Medicare Patients

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A study in the American Journal of Managed Care examines whether high-cost patients are concentrated in certain hospitals or communities.
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May 16 2017

Does Vertical Integration of Providers Affect Medicare Spending?

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Research in the Journal of Health Economics examines the impact of provider vertical integration on Medicare utilization and spending.
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May 15 2017

High-Price Physicians Don’t Deliver Better Quality

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A study in Health Affairs finds no difference in quality between high and low-priced physicians.
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May 12 2017

The Impact of a Tiered Network Design

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According to research published in Health Affairs use of a tiered network reduced health spending.
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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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