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Jul 18 2018

Mercer Survey Regarding Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits

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Mercer offers up a survey on challenges in employer-sponsored health plans.
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Jul 17 2018

End-of-Life Cancer Care

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A study in Health Affairs examines reasons for variation in end-of-life cancer care.
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Jul 16 2018

Federal Investigations of Inappropriate Device Use

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An article in JAMA details the impact of a DOJ investigation on inappropriate use of implantable defibrillators.
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Jul 13 2018

More Research on the Advantages of Medicare Advantage

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A study from Avalere suggests that Medicare Advantage plans have lower hospital and ER use for patients with chronic conditions.
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Jul 12 2018

GAO’s Latest Report on the 340B Drug Program

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The most recent Government Accounting Office report on the 340B drug purchase program illustrates just how bad hospital abuse of it is.
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Jul 11 2018

2Q 2018 Venture Capital Activity Report

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The NVCA Venture Monitor gives an update on the always important topic of venture funding for new business. So far 2018 looks hot.
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Jul 10 2018

Another Hospital at Home Study

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A new study indicates that "hospital-at-home" care can provide good outcomes and better patient satisfaction.
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Jul 09 2018

MA Payment Adjustments

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A study in Health Services Research compares Medicare Advantage's risk adjustment methodology with other measures of beneficiary health status.
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Jul 06 2018

First-Half Digital Health Funding

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Rock Health gives us a report on first-half 2018 funding of digital health companies.
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Jul 05 2018

Post-acute Care and MA Enrollees

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A new study demonstrates again that Medicare Advantage plans are able to reduce utilization and spending while maintaining or even improving quality.
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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

Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026
If you are a health care company, you too can raise astronomical sums of capital if you claim to be part of the AI wave.  Function Health demonstrates by raising...
August 3, 2026
Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money.  Included Health is yet another...
July 29, 2026
Telehealth is still going strong and whenever possible the companies in the field talk about AI.  Doctronic has an “AI Doctor” which you can visit and it is acquiring Summer...
July 29, 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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