A Gallup survey of over 1000 adults reveals an interesting dissonance between Americans' views of their own health insurance and health care versus the perception of insurance and care in…
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A new study in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine examines associations between insurance coverage and health behaviors.
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I wish you all a very happy and relaxing Thanksgiving. While there are many problems in our nation and the world and we may each have our personal trials and…
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A new report from the Health Systems Innovation Network provides data on the costs of the Medicaid expansion for states. The report should serve as an early warning call to…
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A report from the Administration's Council of Economic Advisors suggests that the health reform law is limiting the growth of health care spending.
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A new report from CVS Caremark indicates that specialty drugs will continue to grow as a portion of total drug spending, with little relief in sight.
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As health care reform continues to roll out the new insurance exchanges and other features, we offer a brief commentary on the recent developments.
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An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses issues related to hospital consolidation and market share.
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An article in Health Affairs estimates that demand for physician time could be significantly reduced with effective use of health information, helping ease a supposed coming surge in demand for…
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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.