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Mar 21 2017

The Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Alzheimer's Association has scary facts about prevalence and cost.
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Mar 20 2017

CVS 2016 Drug Trend

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
CVS issues its 2016 Drug Trend Report, showing the continued influence of brand, especially specialty brand, drug price increases on overall trend.
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Mar 17 2017

Shared Decision-Making and Patient Satisfaction

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A study of surgery patients indicates that being involved in decision-making raises patient satisfaction scores.
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Mar 16 2017

Provider and Plan Care Management Programs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine compares care management programs directed by health plans and those operated by providers.
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Mar 15 2017

Top Patient Safety Concerns

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The annual ECRI patient safety report for 2017 points to health information technology as a major danger area.
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Mar 14 2017

The Funding of Patient Advocacy Groups

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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine explores potential conflicts of interest for patient advocacy groups.
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Mar 13 2017

Impact of Telehealth on Costs

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A study done by Rand and published in Health Affairs suggests that telehealth availability may not decrease total health spending.
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Mar 10 2017

More on Medicare Advantage Plan’s Coding Behavior

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An analysis in Health Affairs concludes that over-coding by Medicare Advantage plans is costing CMS billions of dollars annually.
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Mar 09 2017

Incentives Relating to Health Behavior

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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines what might maximize the impact of health behavior incentives.
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Mar 08 2017

Drug Pricing in the US

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A blog post at Health Affairs suggests that drug manufacturers don't need US prices to support R & D.
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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...
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

Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026
If you are a health care company, you too can raise astronomical sums of capital if you claim to be part of the AI wave.  Function Health demonstrates by raising...
August 3, 2026
Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money.  Included Health is yet another...
July 29, 2026
Telehealth is still going strong and whenever possible the companies in the field talk about AI.  Doctronic has an “AI Doctor” which you can visit and it is acquiring Summer...
July 29, 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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