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Dec 30 2014

McKinsey Report on Exchange Premiums

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
McKinsey weighs in on what is happening with insurance premiums on the public exchanges in the second year of open enrollment.
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Dec 29 2014

Hospital Cost-Cutting Effects

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An article in the Harvard Business Review suggests that many hospital cost-cutting efforts may be misguided.
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Dec 25 2014

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Wishing all of you a warm, relaxed winter holiday. Hopefully you all are enjoying the presence of friends and family, the most important gift any of us can have.
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Dec 24 2014

How Does Health Insurance Affect Demand for Health Services?

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Just in time for Christmas Eve, a delightful paper on a new method to determine the effect of having health insurance on the demand for health care.
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Dec 23 2014

Improving US Hospital Quality

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Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that hospital care is improving for most subgroups, according to common performance measures.
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Dec 22 2014

Potential Savings from Telemedicine

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Research suggests that wider use of telemedicine can produce significant savings, largely through lower unit costs for the same services.
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Dec 19 2014

Re-Certifying Physicians and Improving Outcomes

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A new study examines whether requiring physicians to periodically re-certify will improve quality or lower costs.
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Dec 18 2014

Employment-based Premium Trends

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The Commonwealth Fund examines the impact on families from increases in the cost of employment-based health insurance.
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Dec 17 2014

Wellness Program Returns

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A blog post at Health Affairs summarizes research and concludes that workplace wellness programs provide no savings.
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Dec 16 2014

PWC on Industry Trends for 2015

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More prognosticating in the form of PWC's report on important health trends for 2015.
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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

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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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