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Jul 12 2016

MedPAC Report on Medicare Issues, Part II

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Today we continue summarizing the issues covered by MedPAC in its recent annual report to Congress.
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Jul 11 2016

MedPAC’s 2016 Report to Congress

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In MedPAC's annual report to Congress on the Medicare program a number of current topics are covered.
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Jul 08 2016

2016 Medicare Trustees Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The 2016 Medicare Trustees Report paints a grim picture of the funding status for Medicare benefits.
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Jul 07 2016

Helping Families of Terminal Patients

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study carried by JAMA finds that emotional support meetings did not help the families of critically ill patients.
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Jul 06 2016

Effectiveness of TeleHealth Applications

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An AHRQ report assesses evidence for the efficacy of telehealth and telemedicine functionality.
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Jul 05 2016

Care at the End of Life

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A meta-review in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care confirms that much care provided near the end of a patient's life does little good.
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Jul 01 2016

Where Do People Go After Hospital Discharge?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Statistical Brief from AHRQ provides an all-payer look at what happens after patients are discharged from the hospital.
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Jun 30 2016

Health Care Shopper Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health Sparq publishes a report of health care shopping behaviors.
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Jun 29 2016

Self-employed versus Employed Doctors

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A Medscape Survey examines attitudes of employed and self-employed physicians.
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Jun 28 2016

CMS’ Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

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A grand list of researchers evaluate the first two years of Medicare's comprehensive primary care initiative.
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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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The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
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2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

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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 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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