A Statistical Brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality examines hospital readmissions for the year 2011.
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An InstaMed report gives interesting information on health care service payment trends, from both the provider and payer perspective.
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The Corporate Executive Board and HighRoads put out results of a survey of employers regarding certain features of their plans.
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Today we report on what MedPAC had to say about post-acute care in its annual report to Congress.
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Today's continuation of the discussion on the MedPAC annual report to Congress focuses on Medicare Advantage and Part D.
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In the first quarter of 2014, health care spending jumped by an alarming 9.9%, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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As usual, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's annual report to Congress gives extensive insights into potential issues and changes for the program.
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The Rand Corporation looks at the role medical products play in health spending growth and what can be done to encourage the development and use of only high-value innovations.
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A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discusses use of behavioral economics concepts in health care.
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis adds to the literature on understanding geographic variation in health care spending by attempting to understand how much may be due to price or to…
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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. 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.