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Feb 16 2016

Redesigning the Delivery of Common Health Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Commonwealth Fund case study highlights efforts to reshape the treatment of common conditions.
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Feb 15 2016

Survey on Consumers and Health Care

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A survey from Finn Partners reveals actions consumers are taking in regard to their health care and health plans.
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Feb 12 2016

Who Knew; Patients With Chronic Disease Incur a Lot of Health Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
From my home state of Minnesota comes a report revealing the shocking fact that people with chronic conditions have high health spending, doh!!
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Feb 11 2016

Physician Training and Practice Variation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the relationship between physician training and practice variation.
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Feb 10 2016

Medicare Advantage Payments

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An Avalere analysis confirms that CMS' Medicare Advantage risk adjustment formulas don't accurately pay for seriously ill patients.
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Feb 09 2016

Pay-for-Performance and Teaching Hospitals

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare's quality improvement programs may have a disproportionately negative impact on teaching hospitals.
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Feb 08 2016

What Is Going On With the Economy and Health Care?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
2016 has started out with a thud in the equity markets and that may reflect what is happening in our economy. Health care costs play a role.
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Feb 05 2016

High Cost Patients

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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes high-cost patients across payer types.
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Feb 04 2016

Physicians and Malpractice

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Research in the New England Journal of Medicine examines characteristics of doctors who are likely to have malpractice claims.
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Feb 03 2016

Venture Activity 2015

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Year-end venture capital activity reports from the NVCA indicate a slowing, one that likely worsened in first quarter 2016.
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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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