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Dec 04 2015

Primary Care Physicians Aren’t Happy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Journal of the American Medical Association Infographic suggests primary care doctors are pretty dissatisfied with much of what is going on in medicine.
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Dec 03 2015

Medicare Spending by Beneficiary Age

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A Congressional Budget Office working paper highlights expenditure expectations related to various cohorts of Medicare beneficiaries.
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Dec 02 2015

Primary Care Makeover

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute recommends a "makeover" for primary care.
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Dec 01 2015

FDA Analysis of Lab-Developed Tests

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Food and Drug Administration has noted serious concerns about use of laboratory developed tests.
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Nov 30 2015

An Assessment of Value-Based Purchasing

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Leavitt Partners publishes an assessment of the Medicare hospital value-based purchasing program.
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Nov 26 2015

Happy Thanksgiving

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. It is a troubled world, as it always is, but hopefully each of you has a relaxing and comforting time with family and friends.
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Nov 25 2015

Health Care Costs Hurt the Average Family

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Even after the coverage expansions stemming from the reform law, we can't emphasize enough the problems that health care costs create for low and middle-income families, a fact underlined by…
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Nov 24 2015

The Results of Health Plan Market Concentration

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A brief from the Commonwealth Fund weighs in on the likely consequences of further health plan consolidation.
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Nov 23 2015

Large Health Plan Enrollment Trends

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Large national health plans continued to show enrollment gains through the second quarter of 2015, but recent announcements suggest some of that enrollment is not profitable.
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Nov 20 2015

AonHewitt Analysis of Employer Health Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An AonHewitt analysis found that employers' health care costs rose 3.2% in 2015 and will climb by 4.1% in 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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