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Mar 01 2016

Health and Working Age

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that Americans are generally in good enough health to work longer.
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Feb 29 2016

Caring for the Elderly

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A Dartmouth Atlas report focuses on care for the elderly.
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Feb 26 2016

Health App Ratings

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A study in JMIR-mHealth suggests wide dispersion in the ratings even by expert reviewers of the qualities of health apps.
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Feb 25 2016

How to Encourage Appropriate Use of Antibiotics

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An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes behavioral interventions to encourage appropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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Feb 24 2016

Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection in Plan Design and Cost

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A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the relative contributions of moral hazard and adverse selection to inefficiencies in health insurance markets.
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Feb 23 2016

Hospital Pricing Variation

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A report from America's Health Insurance Plans finds that commercial health plans often pay hospitals much more than Medicare for the same service.
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Feb 22 2016

The CBO Evaluates How Federal Law Affects Health Insurance Premiums

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The Congressional Budget Office issues a report finding that federal laws, and in particular the reform law, have a variety of effects on health insurance premiums.
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Feb 19 2016

Pricing When Drugs Lose Patent Protection

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An IMS Health report considers the rate of price declines when brand drugs lose their patent protection.
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Feb 18 2016

Our Culture and Life Expectancy Gaps

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A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the life expectancy gap between the United States and other developed nations.
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Feb 17 2016

ACA Exchange Premiums

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A brief PriceWaterhouseCooper report examines premium trends on the reform law's health insurance exchanges.
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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

Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 2026
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 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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