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Jul 08 2014

NVCA Data on Financings and Exits

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest data from the National Venture Capital Association shows a healthy funding and exit market.
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Jul 07 2014

Epocrates Report on Mobile Health

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Epocrates, a division of AthenaHealth, released it 2014 Mobile Trends Report, showing some slowing of adoption of the mobile health technologies that are going to so radically transform health care.
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Jul 03 2014

Enrollment Shifts in Reform Implementation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Mark Farrah Associates issues a quick look at how health plan enrollments are shifting as reform is implemented on the health insurance exchanges.
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Jul 02 2014

Health Insurance Premiums on the Exchanges

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In a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, health economists attempt to understand what the effect of the health reform law and health exchanges was on individual health…
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Jul 01 2014

Patient Preferences and Spending Variation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new study reported in Health Affairs examines the role patients' preferences for care plays in geographic health spending variation.
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Jun 30 2014

Yep, Hospitals Charge More For the Same Outpatient Service

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In the we are being told what we already know, but when are we going to do something about it department, a report from NIHCR finds that hospital outpatient departments…
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Jun 27 2014

Avoiding Heart Failure Readmissions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A review of interventions to prevent hospital readmissions for heart failure diagnoses finds that certain types may be effective.
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Jun 26 2014

PWC Medical Trend Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
PriceWaterhouseCooper's Health Research institute release a projection on medical trend projections for employer-based health plans for 2015, showing a continued significant cost rise, which likely will translate to higher premiums…
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Jun 25 2014

Physician Survey

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A survey of physicians finds deep concern about their economic circumstances and increase burdens on the practice of medicine.
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Jun 24 2014

Attitudes Toward Health Insurance

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality releases a Statistical Brief on attitudes toward health insurance that goes a long way toward explaining the failure of many Americans to sign…
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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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December 23, 2025
Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025

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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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