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Sep 01 2016

Hospital in the Home

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Commonwealth Fund describes the emergence of the hospital at home model.
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Aug 31 2016

Geographic Access to Primary Care

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Health Affairs research finds that in a large urban area there can be significant shortfalls in primary care access that disproportionately affect minorities.
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Aug 30 2016

Identifying High-Risk Patients

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A study in Health Services Research identifies a new strategy for finding high-risk patients.
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Aug 29 2016

The Federal Budget Mess is Getting Worse

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I need everyone to stop what they're doing and listen. I have just been handed an urgent and horrifying announcement--the most recent CBO budget update.
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Aug 26 2016

PWC on Medical Devices

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A PWC Health Research Institute report explores the changing role of some medical device manufacturers.
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Aug 25 2016

Hospital Discharges and Medication Management

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According to an article in Health Affairs at least one medication management program helps reduce readmissions.
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Aug 24 2016

The Origin of Physician Practice Patterns

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another paper from NBER provides interesting insight into how physician practice patterns arise.
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Aug 23 2016

Deloitte Report on Telehealth

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Deloitte policy brief identifies issues in moving telemedicine ahead.
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Aug 22 2016

Another Perspective on National Health Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research published in Health Affairs evaluates health spending trends by cost categories such as labor.
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Aug 19 2016

Surescripts Annual Report on Electronic Transactions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Surescripts releases its 2015 report on electronic drug and other transactions.
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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

Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 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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