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Sep 21 2009

Patients’ Decision-Making

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
New research reveals complex aspects of patients' decision-making, depending on how information is presented.
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Sep 18 2009

Maryland’s Approach to Hospital Pricing

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A WSJ articles reports on Maryland's experience with hospital price controls.
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Sep 17 2009

The Health Care Version of NIMBY

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Everybody says we need cost control and expanded access, but nobody wants to pony up.
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Sep 17 2009

A New Study Analyzing Retail Clinic Use

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Rand Corporation has published a study comparing use of retail clinics with emergency room and primary care physician visits.
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Sep 16 2009

A Good Summary on Comparative Effectiveness Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Rand Corporation has produced a useful summary of information regarding comparative effectiveness research's potential.
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Sep 15 2009

House Calls Returning?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Los Angeles Times reports on a possible return of house calls.
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Sep 14 2009

Geographic Variation in Health Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Geographic variation in health spending is hot, but the reasons for it are still murky.
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Sep 12 2009

Cherry-Picking Trial Results

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A JAMA article suggests that published trial results may not be giving us the full picture.
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Sep 10 2009

Interesting Data About American Physicians

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A survey of physicians reveals useful observations.
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Sep 09 2009

California Pay for Performance Results

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Integrated Healthcare Association has released its latest report on California's physician pay for performance system.
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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

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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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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