An interesting think piece from L.E.K Consulting suggests that consumerism is not the solution to rising health spending.
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Yet another extensive physician survey reveals deep dissatisfaction.
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The second part of our review of the 2016 Kaiser employer health benefits survey focuses on cost-sharing and other plan attributes.
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The annual Kaiser Family Foundation survey of employment-based health benefits reveals continued cost stress.
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A paper from PWC's Health Research Institute focuses on new primary care models.
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Research published in Health Affairs suggests that shorter measuring periods may more accurately identify problematic hospital readmissions.
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In a shocking, just shocking finding, further research confirms that if you give people free health care, they will use a lot of it.
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Even the Administration has now acknowledged that premiums for the benchmark silver plans on the reform law's insurance exchanges will rise at a huge rate.
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Notwithstanding hospitals' claims to the contrary, their employment of physicians appears to do nothing to improve quality.
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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. 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.