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Mar 07 2016

Different Prices for Different Service Sites

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Research carried by the American Journal of Managed Care focuses on different prices paid for the same service at various sites of care.
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Mar 04 2016

A Mobile Health App Evaluation Framework

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A Commonwealth Fund brief sets out a framework to evaluate mobile health apps.
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Mar 03 2016

Evaluation of a Concierge Primary Care Setting

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An evaluation of the concierge style primary care delivered by MDVIP finds the possibility of spending reductions.
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Mar 02 2016

CVS Health Drug Trends

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CVS Health releases its initial 2015 Trend Report, suggesting that spending increases for medications have moderated.
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Mar 01 2016

Health and Working Age

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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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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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2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
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March 18, 2026
Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
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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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