A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that, at least in regard to Medicare spending, patient demands are relatively unimportant but physician beliefs about treatment account…
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The small group insurance market covers about 19 million Americans. A Mark Farrah Associates report describes the current state of the market.
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An Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Statistical Brief gives us data on inpatient hospital costs and utilization from 2003 and 2013 and a projection about the future.
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The New England Journal of Medicine carries a thoughtful article on FDA regulation of "mobile health" technologies.
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A paper sponsored by the American Federation of Hospitals explores the apparent contrast between falling rates of health spending growth and increased health costs for consumers.
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After discussing private health insurance exchanges yesterday, today we look into a few recent issues on the public exchanges.
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A brief Accenture report describes the rapid growth in private health insurance exchanges and the factors behind that growth.
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Studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association look at the evidence behind FDA approval of new drugs and at the reasons for delay or denials of approval.
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A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at out-of-pocket spending by Medicare Beneficiaries, including premiums and service cost-sharing. For some seniors, these numbers are pretty large.
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The Government Accounting Office reviews drug spending for DOD, Medicare and Medicaid; finding that Medicaid generally paid the lowest prices, in some cases substantially lower.
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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.