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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A Government Accounting Office report examines the characteristics of Medicare Advantage members who disenroll.
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A Rock Health report gives statistics on first half 2017 funding of digital health companies.
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The basis for many people's believe in government-controlled health care is that it is an inherent or basic human right. That is a strange argument to me.
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The British Medical Journal publishes a survey of perceptions about the preventability of hospital readmissions.
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Mark Farrah Associates issues a timely report on the status of the individual health insurance market.
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A study in Health Affairs reveals trends in patterns of end-of-life care.
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Research carried in the Annals of Family Medicine examines changes in utilization and spending between 1996-97 and 2011-12.
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An article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that "smart medicine" will fix our cost and quality issues. I don't think so.
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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.