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Apr 02 2015

Insurance Coverage Transitions from 2012 to 2014

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Statistical Brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality examines trends in the insured population over 2012-2014, during the time when reform mandates and the exchanges were being…
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Apr 01 2015

Health Care in Paradise

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An April Fool's Day parable for your enlightenment.
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Mar 31 2015

Medicare Advantage Growth Continues

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The most recent Mark Farrah Associates report shows continued strong growth in Medicare Advantage enrollment.
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Mar 30 2015

Electronic Transactions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The 2014 Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare Index Report gives data on administrative electronic transaction use and savings in health care.
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Mar 27 2015

MLRs Didn’t Change After Reform, So What?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A brief analysis from single-payer advocates finds no change in MLRs or administrative costs after reform.
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Mar 26 2015

The State of Workers’ Compensation Insurance

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The Workers' Compensation Research Institute has published its annual report and research review on the state of the industry.
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Mar 25 2015

CDHP Longer-Term Effects

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An National Bureau of Economic Research paper finds that high-deductible health plans create a sustained decrease in health spending trends.
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Mar 24 2015

Magellan Report on Medical Benefit Specialty Drug Trend

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Magellan Health issues its annual report about specialty drugs covered under the medical benefit.
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Mar 23 2015

Reference-based Benefit Design

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study in Health Affairs on reference-based pricing finds it can reduce costs, at least for cataract surgery.
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Mar 20 2015

PWC on the Reform Law’s Fifth Anniversary

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
PWC's Health Research Institute gives us its version of five on five--five health care trends to watch as the the reform law turns five.
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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

IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 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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