An analysis in Health Affairs purports to show that health spending has risen fastest for wealthier Americans.
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A survey published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine asks physicians about the extent to which they "ration" care.
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The annual price comparison among developed countries released by the International Federation of Health Plans is out.
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The Kaiser Foundation gives some interesting information on use of drugs in Medicare.
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The latest Altarum Institute reports on national health spending show continued growth well-above economic performance.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation issues a brief on Medicare spending at end-of-life.
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Our second digital health report of the week comes from StartUp Health and focuses and fundraising and related topics.
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A new "digital" health report fingers the state of use of digital health tools through a consumer survey.
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The annual review of national health expenditures by the Office of the Actuary is out and 2015 was another year of growth above GDP.
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The American Health Policy Institute publishes a paper on dealing with high-cost patients.
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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.