A study sponsored by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and performed by the Healthcare Bluebook finds that use of ASCs can reduce spending.
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Research carried in Health Affairs describes four patterns of end-of-life health spending.
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MerrittHawkins' 23rd annual survey on clinician recruiting and recruiting incentives reveals trends in specialty need.
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A Government Accounting Office report finds serious shortcomings in the Medicare appeals process.
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A Commonwealth Fund brief tracks trends in individual health insurance policies sold on and off the health insurance exchanges.
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More evidence that hospital consolidation is fueling spending growth comes from a study published in the journal Inquiry.
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A TransAmerica Center for Health Studies Survey covers how Millennials approach health issues.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores how much the reform law encouraged use of preventive care.
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A brief commentary on the current status of the Federal health reform law, which has had wide-ranging effects not only on the health system but on the economy.
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Research in Health Affairs finds that increasing the age for Medicare eligibility would like likely raise national health spending.
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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.