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Apr 24 2018

Adjusting for Readmission Penalty Status

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new study suggests that attempting to adjust hospital readmission penalties for patient socioeconomic status may not fix the problem.
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Apr 23 2018

Report on Employee Health Benefit Plans for 2018

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Benefitfocus releases its 2018 report on the state of employee health plans.
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Apr 20 2018

Health Reform and Health Behaviors

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the impact of the ACA on health behaviors.
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Apr 19 2018

Issues with Guideline-based Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A research letter and an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association illustrate the potential pitfalls of guideline-based care.
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Apr 18 2018

Wasted Money for Medicaid

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A Government Accountability Office report indicates that taxpayers are wasting vast amounts of money in Medicaid.
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Apr 17 2018

Quality in Medicare FFS and Medicare Advantage

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Research carried in Health Services Research finds generally better quality in Medicare Advantage plans than in fee-for-service Medicare.
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Apr 16 2018

Medscape Physician Compensation Survey

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medscape has issued its annual physician compensation survey.
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Apr 13 2018

Maryland’s Global Budget and Hospital Use

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Maryland's global budgeting program doesn't appear to have reduced inpatient hospital use.
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Apr 12 2018

Q1 2018 Venture Capital Activity

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A Venture Monitor report finds a robust venture capital market in the first quarter of 2018.
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Apr 11 2018

Online Physician Reviews

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Online physician reviews are not consistent with more credible patient satisfaction surveys.
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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...
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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

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August 29, 2026
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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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