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Aug 18 2016

Medicare Disability Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare's coverage of disabled adults under age 65 is explored in a new Kaiser Family Foundation brief.
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Aug 17 2016

Medicaid Expansion Costs

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Not only is insurance on the reform law's exchanges costing a lot more than projected, but the Mediciaid expansion also is more expensive.
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Aug 16 2016

Contributors to Exchange Premium Rises

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Consulting firm Avalere analyzes the service categories behind premium increases for 2017 in the small group and individual markets.
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Aug 15 2016

Regional Practice Patterns and Health Spending

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Yet another paper on geographic health spending variation; this one examining the role of regional physician practice patterns.
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Aug 12 2016

Employer Health Plan Cost Growth for 2017

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Two new surveys indicate that employers' health plan costs will continue to rise at a significant clip in 2017.
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Aug 11 2016

High-Risk Insurance Pools

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A Kaiser Family Foundation brief explores techniques to provide health insurance for high-risk individuals.
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Aug 10 2016

PWC on the Pharmacy of the Future

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
PWC's Health Research Institute gives us its perspective on the evolution of the retail pharmacy business.
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Aug 09 2016

Latest Survey on Physicians

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Yet another survey suggests many physicians are unhappy in their jobs.
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Aug 08 2016

The Patient-Centered Medical Home

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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research attempts to ascertain whether some subsets of the medical home model have success in improving quality or lowering cost.
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Aug 05 2016

Self-funded Employer Trends

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Research from the Employee Research Benefits Institute highlights trends in self-funded health plans.
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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

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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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