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Aug 09 2017

The Persistence of High-Deductible Plan Spending Reductions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Recent research suggests that high-deductible plans result in reduced spending over at least a three year time frame.
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Aug 08 2017

The Costs of Developing Prescription Medications

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Research in the Journal of Health Economics estimates the costs of developing a new medication.
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Aug 07 2017

Medicaid Disease Management

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A study in the Journal of Health Economics once again indicates that disease management programs have a hard time creating spending reductions that cover the cost of the program.
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Aug 04 2017

Doctors and Drug Sales Reps

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A survey from Manhattan Research examines drug company sales representatives interactions with physicians.
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Aug 03 2017

Social and Medical Risk Factors in Value-Based Purchasing Results

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Research carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association looks at the impact of social factors and medical risk on valued-based purchasing program performance.
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Aug 02 2017

Medical Homes in Health Centers

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In a study of medical home implementation at federally qualified health centers, researchers found that costs increased.
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Aug 01 2017

End-of-Life Health Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research in Health Affairs finds that end-of-life spending, across several countries, is lower than previously reported.
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Jul 31 2017

Health Legislation Priorities

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Now that reforming the reform law appears to be off the table for a while, here are the top health issues that Congress should, but probably won't address.
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Jul 28 2017

Patient Use of EHR Information

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another Government Accounting Office report finds that patients find it hard to use EHR information even when they have access to it.
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Jul 27 2017

How Bad is Our Health System?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In another flawed hatchet job on the US health care system, the Commonwealth Fund claims it is terrible compared to other developed countries.
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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

IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 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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