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Aug 06 2015

Public Insurance Exchange Users

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Deloitte's Center for Health Solutions releases a survey regarding public health insurance exchange consumers.
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Aug 05 2015

The Reform Law’s COOP Plans

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from HHS' Office of Inspector General finds that many of the COOP plans established under the reform law are struggling and may not repay their federal loans.
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Aug 04 2015

Workplace Clinics

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Research in the American Journal of Managed Care finds that a workplace clinic helped reduce spending.
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Aug 03 2015

High-Deductible Plan Consumer Understanding

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A survey of account based-health plan professionals reveals that many believe consumers do not have a good understanding of the workings of the plans.
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Jul 31 2015

Physician Compensation Surveys

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Two recent surveys give insight into physician compensation.
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Jul 30 2015

FQHCs and Medical Homes

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A Rand Corp. evaluation of the demonstration to have federally qualified community health centers become medical homes reveals disappointing results.
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Jul 29 2015

National Health Spending in 2014 and Going Forward

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The CMS Office of the Actuary has released new ten-year national health spending projections, showing accelerated growth in costs.
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Jul 28 2015

2015 Medicare Fund Trustees Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The annual Medicare Trustees report on the status of the Medicare funds is out, with the usual depressing news that Congress will do nothing about.
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Jul 27 2015

Satisfaction With Health Insurance

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A note in an Employee Benefit Research Institute publication discusses results of a survey on consumer satisfaction with health insurance.
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Jul 24 2015

Q2 Venture Capital Activity

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The NVCA reports on second quarter venture capital activity are out and show a still-strong market.
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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

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August 29, 2026
Cityblock raises $116 million in new capital, partly to help with the acquisition of Homeward Health.  Cityblock coordinates and provides care in urban settings and Homeward is focused on rural...
August 21, 2026
Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 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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