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Feb 06 2015

Out-of-Pocket Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Out-of-pocket spending for health care has increased most rapidly for people with employment-related health insurance, according to a study in Health Affairs.
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Feb 05 2015

Physician Burnout

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medscape reports on a survey of physician "burnout", which you have to imagine could affect quality.
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Feb 04 2015

Latest Altarum Report on Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest of the Altarum health spending reports suggests an acceleration in growth in the second half of 2014.
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Feb 03 2015

Telehealth Attitudes Survey

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A survey from American Well reflects Americans attitudes toward telehealth.
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Feb 02 2015

Longer Hospital Stays May Mean Better Readmission Outcomes

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research challenges the contemporary view and finds that keeping patients in a hospital longer may reduce readmissions in some cases.
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Jan 30 2015

Medical Homes and Medicaid

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Research carried in Health Affairs finds little impact on costs from the use of medical homes in Louisiana's Medicaid program.
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Jan 29 2015

FDA Guidances Affecting Wellness Devices and Apps

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The FDA has issued a crystal-clear guidance bearing on the immense proliferation of wellness devices and apps.
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Jan 28 2015

Truveris Drug Price Index

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Prescription drug analytics firm Truveris maintains an index of drug prices and regularly reports on trends.
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Jan 27 2015

UHG on New Primary Care Models

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization focuses on new primary care models.
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Jan 26 2015

Medicare Advantage Enrollment

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
New research published in Health Affairs finds that around 50% of Medicare Advantage enrollees were moving from the fee-for-service side of Medicare.
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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
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MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
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June 8, 2026
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
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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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