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May 31 2016

Income and Life Expectancy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association explores the relationship between income and life expectancy.
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May 26 2016

Social Spending and Health Outcomes

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A report from the Rand Corporation examines whether higher social spending in a nation is correlated with better health outcomes.
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May 25 2016

The 2016 Milliman Medical Index

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The Milliman annual Medical Medical Index indicates continued financial pain for families from medical spending.
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May 24 2016

Consumer Cost-Sharing Changes in Exchange Plans

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A Commonwealth Fund report examines trends in consumer cost-sharing for exchange plans.
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May 23 2016

Telemedicine and Supply/Demand Matching

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A Milliman article discusses how the "long-tail" problem applies to health care services and how telemedicine may ameliorate it.
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May 20 2016

Happy Patients and Profitable Hospitals

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Accenture publishes an article revealing that hospitals that create better patient experience of care have higher profit margins.
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May 19 2016

S & P’s Health Care Claims Index and the Latest Altarum Institute Reports

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Analyzing the latest medical spending data suggests that growth rates continue to be much higher than those for the economy.
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May 18 2016

McKinsey Survey of Exchange Enrollees

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
McKinsey issues results of a survey it conducted of exchange enrollees.
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May 17 2016

Drug Coverage Exclusion Lists

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PBMs and payers are beginning to exclude more drugs from any kind of coverage.
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May 16 2016

Health Impacts of Being a Caregiver

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Research in the New England Journal of Medicine looks at the health effects of being a caregiver for a critically ill patient.
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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...
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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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Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026
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August 3, 2026
Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money.  Included Health is yet another...
July 29, 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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