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Feb 02 2017

Who Makes Money in the Drug Manufacture and Distribution Chain?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Berkeley Research Group analyzes what proportion of total revenue various parties in the prescription drug manufacturing and distribution chain receive.
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Feb 01 2017

Use of Retail Clinics

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A study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield association finds that retail clinic use among their plans is increasing.
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Jan 31 2017

Behavioral Health Conditions and Total Health Spending

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People with mental health conditions tend to have a lot of other health spending, and vice versa, according to research carried in Health Affairs.
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Jan 30 2017

Venture Activity in 2016

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The year-end report from the National Venture Capital Association finds that 2016 was not as vigorous as earlier years in some respects, but still had a high level of venture…
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Jan 27 2017

Hospital Type and Cost of Care and Quality

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A study in Health Services Research finds that whether or not a hospital is part of a larger system has minimal impact on cost and quality outcomes.
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Jan 26 2017

Management of High-Cost Patients

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The Commonwealth Fund issues a brief on designing a good health delivery system for complex, high-cost patients.
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Jan 25 2017

Medicare Advantage and Post-Acute Care

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Research published in Health Affairs finds that Medicare Advantage plans provide better post-acute care than that in the Medicare FFS option, at a lower cost.
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Jan 23 2017

National Business Group on Health’s Top 2017 Trends

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In a blog post, the National Business Group on Health gives its top things to watch for in 2017.
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Jan 20 2017

Willis Towers Watson Report on Employer-Sponsored Insurance

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WillisTowersWatson issues its 21st annual employer survey on health benefits.
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Jan 19 2017

Variation in End-of-life Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Greater primary care physician involvement in end-of-life care appears to lead to less intensive resource use.
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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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Research

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

Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
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A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026
Color Turquoise Health happy, as it raises $40 million in new capital to support an expansion of its business from price transparency to managing contracts for providers.  Unfortunately the price...
March 18, 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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