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Jul 21 2009

Health Care, Small Business and Jobs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health care costs can limit small business growth, stunting a major source of new jobs.
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Jul 21 2009

UHG, Cisco Plan TeleHealth Venture

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
UnitedHealth Group and Cisco plan to create a large telemedicine venture.
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Jul 21 2009

VA has IT Woes

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Often lauded for its health information systems, the VA apparently has significant problems getting projects done on time and on budget.
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Jul 21 2009

Politicians’ Health Misstatements

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As health reform heats up, the public needs to be careful about what politicians say; they seldom are completely accurate.
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Jul 16 2009

HIT and Privacy Laws

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health information technology is being pushed as one of the key methods to improve health care and reduce costs, but government itself has created barriers to its adoption and utility.
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Jul 16 2009

CBO and the House Bill

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The CBO examines the House Tri-Committee health reform bill.
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Jul 15 2009

Fraud and Abuse–Are We Doing Enough to Stop It?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
One of the most commonly identified areas for health cost savings is fraud and abuse, but has enough effort been devoted to stopping the practices?
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Jul 15 2009

Who Is the “Voice” of Physicians?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A physician website challenges the AMA's representation of physicians.
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Jul 14 2009

Cost Sharing and Health Outcomes

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Patient cost sharing reduces utilization, but appears to limit use of appropriate as well as inappropriate care.
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Jul 10 2009

Worksite Health and Medication Adherence

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study indicates that patients who receive medical care and prescriptions at the worksite tend to be more compliant with their drug regimens.
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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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Research

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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