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Oct 14 2014

Drug Use by Exchange Enrollees

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from Express Scripts provides an updated look at drug utilization by enrollees in exchange plans.
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Oct 13 2014

Reference Pricing Savings

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Reference pricing is gaining ground as a technique to control variation in provider costs for the same service. A brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform finds that…
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Oct 10 2014

Private Versus Public Employee Health Insurance Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality statistical brief compares health insurance costs for private and government employees.
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Oct 09 2014

A Health Reform Review

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As we head into the second year of exchange enrollment, a review of the effects of the health reform law seems in order.
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Oct 08 2014

Another Health Cost Trend Survey

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Health benefit consultant Segal Group has released the results of its survey on expected medical cost trend for 2015.
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Oct 07 2014

Exits for Venture-Backed Companies

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest data from the National Venture Capital Association suggests that the exit markets, both IPOs and acquisitions, remain healthy for venture-backed companies.
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Oct 06 2014

Hospital Readmissions

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A study reported in JAMA finds that use of a "virtual ward" to prevent hospital readmissions was no more effective than usual care and a second article reviews the overall…
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Oct 03 2014

Hospital Administrative Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In the latest of a long string of misleading studies, an article in Health Affairs compares hospital administrative costs in 8 countries, including the United States.
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Oct 02 2014

Health Use by Young Adults

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The latest Health Care Cost Institute report looks at utilization and cost trends for young adults aged 19-25, the group that was required to be allowed to stay on parent's…
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Oct 01 2014

Kaiser Report on Private Insurance Exchanges

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Kaiser report examines the use, growth and characteristics of private health insurance exchanges and companies.
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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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