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Jun 08 2018

Malpractice Environment and Cardiology Service Intensity

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research carried in JAMA Cardiology finds that states with malpractice limitations have lower treatment intensity for cardiology conditions.
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Jun 07 2018

Medicare Trustees’ Report

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The most recent Trustees' report on the financial status of Medicare suggests again that now is the time to take action to shore up the program's future.
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Jun 06 2018

Patient Satisfaction with Health Plans Over Time

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A new article based on the Employee Benefits Research Institute survey regarding patient engagement finds that health plan satisfaction doesn't increase over time.
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Jun 05 2018

AHRQ Draft Review of Telemedicine

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A draft review of research regarding telemedicine concludes that it generally provides as good a quality of care as in-person services and may reduce costs in some instances.
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Jun 04 2018

Angel Investing

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A brief report from the University of New Hampshire Center for Venture Research finds an ongoing robust angel investing environment.
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May 31 2018

New Company Combinations in Health Care

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A PriceWaterhouseCooper report trumpets the wonderful new combinations of health care companies combining to remake our health system. Hogwash.
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May 30 2018

Trends in Medicare End-of-Life Spending

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A research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine discusses trends in Medicare spending for care at the end-of-life.
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May 29 2018

Cost Impacts of a Precision Medicine

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A study in Health Affairs looks at the potential value of one precision medicine.
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May 25 2018

Shockingly, Drug Manufacturers Will Do Anything to Block Competition

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Its not really shocking, but depressingly expected for drug companies to screw the public by preventing competition.
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May 24 2018

2018 Milliman Medical Index

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Another Milliman-related post, this time for their annual cost of health insurance report, which shows ongoing growth.
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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

Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 2026
Cityblock raises $116 million in new capital, partly to help with the acquisition of Homeward Health.  Cityblock coordinates and provides care in urban settings and Homeward is focused on rural...
August 21, 2026
Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 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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