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Mar 14 2017

The Funding of Patient Advocacy Groups

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
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

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
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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Mar 07 2017

Cost Estimators and Insurance Exchange Consumers

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A paper from the Commonwealth Fund examines use of cost estimators on insurance exchanges.
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Mar 06 2017

Trends in Employer Health Insurance

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An organization called the State Health Access Data Assistance Center analyzes MEPS results to estimate trends in employer-sponsored health coverage.
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Mar 03 2017

AHIP Response to Proposed 2018 Medicare Advantage Rates

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America's Health Insurance Plans sponsors a piece by actuarial firm Oliver Wyman regarding the proposed 2018 Medicare Advantage rates.
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Mar 02 2017

Health Care Benefit Trends

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The Healthcare Trends Institute surveys 250 benefit managers to ascertain the state of health care benefits.
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Mar 01 2017

Deductibles and Diabetes Care

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Having a low or a high deductible insurance plan is associated with a reduction in receipt of certain care by diabetes patients, but not with a change in outcomes.
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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

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August 29, 2026
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August 21, 2026
Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 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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