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Jun 02 2017

Who do Doctors Work for?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
According to an American Medical Association survey less than half of doctors are now in independent practice.
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Jun 01 2017

Payment Reform and Market Competitiveness

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The effects of payment reform may depend on the competitiveness of a provider market, according to research in the Journal of Health Economics.
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May 31 2017

Teaching Hospitals and Mortality Rates

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A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that teaching hospitals have lower mortality rates.
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May 30 2017

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Survey

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The Employee Benefits Research Institute releases results from its latest consumer engagement survey.
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May 29 2017

Happy Memorial Day

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It is a good day to reflect on the country we live in and the human cost to create and maintain it.
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May 26 2017

Global Medical Trends

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Willis Towers Watson issues results from a global survey of medical benefit trends.
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May 25 2017

Geographic Variation in Cardiac-caused Mortality

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An analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds wide variation in death due to heart disease.
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May 24 2017

Drug Safety

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A study carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that many newly approved drugs end up having safety issues.
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May 23 2017

Spending Trends for Common Medical Conditions.

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A new Statistical Brief from AHRQ reviews spending on common medical conditions.
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May 22 2017

2017 Milliman Medical Index

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The 2017 version of the Milliman Medical Index finds continued upward creep of insurance and health care costs.
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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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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...
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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

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Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 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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