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Sep 29 2017

Health Plan Financial Performance to Date in 2017

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A report from Mark Farrah Associates looks at mid-year financial performance for health insurers.
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Sep 28 2017

Long-term Care Cost Trends

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A Genworth Financial report explores cost trends in the costs of long-term care.
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Sep 27 2017

Another Health Care Survey

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A survey of consumers and physicians gives their perspectives on the causes of rising health costs.
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Sep 26 2017

Hospital Readmission Factors

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A new piece of research suggests that hospital factors are the predominant cause of readmissions.
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Sep 25 2017

Over and Under-Treatment of Diabetes

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A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests that there is more over-treatment than under-treatment of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Sep 22 2017

Price-Shopping in Health Care

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While consumers like the idea of price-shopping in health care, few actually practice it, according to a study in Health Affairs.
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Sep 21 2017

Consumerism in Health Care

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A report from research firm Kaufman Hall reviews "consumerism" in health care.
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Sep 20 2017

Physician Practice Acquisitions and Market Concentration

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Research in Health Affairs explores the trend of physician practice acquisitions, which typically are too small to catch the eye of regulators.
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Sep 19 2017

Specialty Drug Pricing

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A study sponsored by the AARP finds that specialty drug prices are rising rapidly.
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Sep 18 2017

Large Health Plans and Negotiations with Providers

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A study in Health Affairs finds that large health plans do negotiate lower prices from providers.
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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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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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