A report from Express Scripts provides an updated look at drug utilization by enrollees in exchange plans.
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Reference pricing is gaining ground as a technique to control variation in provider costs for the same service. A brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform finds that…
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An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality statistical brief compares health insurance costs for private and government employees.
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As we head into the second year of exchange enrollment, a review of the effects of the health reform law seems in order.
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Health benefit consultant Segal Group has released the results of its survey on expected medical cost trend for 2015.
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The latest data from the National Venture Capital Association suggests that the exit markets, both IPOs and acquisitions, remain healthy for venture-backed companies.
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A study reported in JAMA finds that use of a "virtual ward" to prevent hospital readmissions was no more effective than usual care and a second article reviews the overall…
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In the latest of a long string of misleading studies, an article in Health Affairs compares hospital administrative costs in 8 countries, including the United States.
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The latest Health Care Cost Institute report looks at utilization and cost trends for young adults aged 19-25, the group that was required to be allowed to stay on parent's…
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A Kaiser report examines the use, growth and characteristics of private health insurance exchanges and companies.
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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. 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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