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Jul 02 2009

Poll Results on Paying for Health Reform

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A recent Kaiser Foundation data note looks at attitudes on paying for health reform.
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Jul 01 2009

Cancer Drugs Illustrate Cost Conundrum

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Expensive cancer drugs may not enhance outcomes for many people, raising questions about covering their use.
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Jul 01 2009

JAMA Commentary Gives Crux of Cost Control Issue

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A recent JAMA commentary gives a concise summary of the cost control problems.
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Jun 30 2009

Study Looks At Part D Impact on Drug and Medical Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study reported in the current issue of NEJM indicates that enrollment in Part D significantly increased drug spending for those persons who previously had no or a low level…
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Jun 30 2009

Another Massachusetts Warning

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Massachusetts residents are not thrilled with their health care reform, according to a Rasmussen poll.
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Jun 26 2009

Dumping on the CBO

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Unhappy with its projections, Democrats have beginning disparaging the CBO's estimates on health reform.
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Jun 24 2009

Maybe We Should Focus on Cost Control First

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Reality appears to have hit the health reform train head-on in the form of the costs of expanding coverage. Maybe we should focus on getting costs under control and then…
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Jun 23 2009

Shared Decision Making

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Shared decision-making for preference-sensitive conditions has the potential to improve quality and control spending. States are exploring required use of the technique and it should be considered in federal reform…
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Jun 22 2009

More Required Reading from the CBO

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The CBO's June 16th letter to Senator Conrad is an excellent summary of health reform and cost control ideas and implementation issues.
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Jun 18 2009

CBO Opines on Industry Cost-Saving Suggestions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Congressional Budget Office has responded briefly to the proposals by several health industry segments to create cost savings of up to two trillion dollars over ten years.
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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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