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Dec 14 2015

2016 Trends According to PWC

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PriceWaterhouseCooper's Health Research Institute tells us what to watch for in 2016.
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Dec 11 2015

Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Hospital Stays

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A Statistical Brief from AHRQ compares hospitalizations in fee-for-service Medicare and in Medicare Advantage plans.
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Dec 10 2015

The Efficacy of Complex Patient Care Management Models

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A Commonwealth Fund report analyzes the efficacy of various initiatives to better manage care for high-cost patients.
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Dec 09 2015

Persistence of Health Spending

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Another AHRQ brief on the persistence of health spending reveals there isn't that much among high-cost patients.
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Dec 08 2015

Management of Chronic Disease Patients by Primary Care Physicians

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Research sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund and published in Health Affairs finds that primary care physicians around the world struggle with care management for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
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Dec 07 2015

National Health Spending in 2014

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The CMS Office of Actuary releases its estimates of 2014 national health spending, finding significant acceleration to 5.3% growth.
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Dec 04 2015

Primary Care Physicians Aren’t Happy

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A Journal of the American Medical Association Infographic suggests primary care doctors are pretty dissatisfied with much of what is going on in medicine.
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Dec 03 2015

Medicare Spending by Beneficiary Age

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A Congressional Budget Office working paper highlights expenditure expectations related to various cohorts of Medicare beneficiaries.
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Dec 02 2015

Primary Care Makeover

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A report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute recommends a "makeover" for primary care.
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Dec 01 2015

FDA Analysis of Lab-Developed Tests

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The Food and Drug Administration has noted serious concerns about use of laboratory developed tests.
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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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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

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December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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 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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