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Aug 26 2009

Another IT Cautionary Tale

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A Financial Times article details the British National Health Service's struggles to implement a new health information system.
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Aug 26 2009

California Workers’ Compensation Rate Proposals

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Earlier this year the California Department of Insurance was asked to allow a greater than 20% increase in workers' compensation premiums. The Department's response provides some interesting observations on the…
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Aug 25 2009

Do We Really Need Another Reminder About the Problems With Government Health Programs?

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USA Today published an article on the federal end-stage renal disease program. The problems are typical of most government health programs.
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Aug 25 2009

More Evidence of Continuing Cost Increases

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Aon has estimated that private insurers health costs will increase at over 10% next year.
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Aug 22 2009

And Now For Something Completely Different

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An Op-ed suggests we spend too little on healthcare. That may depend on who is paying.
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Aug 19 2009

NEHI Study Estimates Cost of Medication Non-Compliance

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A recent report from NEHI states that medication therapy non-compliance leads to $290 billion in avoidable medical costs every year.
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Aug 18 2009

Another State Reform Example

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While Massachusetts is the state health care reform example most often referred to in the discussion over federal reform efforts, Tennessee's earlier program to extend coverage may also offer lessons.
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Aug 17 2009

Understanding the Pharmaceutical Distribution and Payment System

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The physical distribution and payment flows for pharmaceuticals in the United States are very complex. A new report helps explain those processes.
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Aug 17 2009

Getting Physicians to Participate in Research

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An article examines barriers to physician participation in medical research.
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Aug 14 2009

Another Approach to Managing Chronic Disease

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Because chronic disease accounts for a large percentage of total health spending, approaches to managing those diseases are constantly being developed and modified.
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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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