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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

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
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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Feb 05 2018

State Complex Care Programs

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A paper from the National Governors Association discusses how states can create effect complex care management programs for Medicaid and other public insurance beneficiaries.
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Feb 02 2018

Rock Health Report on Digital Health Funding

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Rock Health issues its year-end report on the state of digital health funding.
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Feb 01 2018

Encounter Data in Medicare Advantage

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Office of the Inspector General discusses the submission and use of encounter data for the Medicare Advantage program.
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Jan 31 2018

Workplace Wellness Programs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A NBER paper evaluates the effects of a randomized trial regarding a workplace wellness program.
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Jan 30 2018

ACO Cost Savings

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A study in Health Affairs details sources of accountable care organization cost and utilization reductions.
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Jan 29 2018

Consumers and Physician Quality

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Grand Rounds report discusses whether and how consumers consider quality in evaluating physicians.
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Jan 26 2018

Reference-Based Pricing and/or Centers of Excellence?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An analysis in Health Affairs compares the impact of reference-based and centers of excellence cost control strategies.
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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

Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 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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