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Sep 03 2009

A Medical Home Pilot Evaluation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Group Health in Washington State has released a study evaluating its medical home pilot.
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Sep 02 2009

Home Medical Testing and the Self-Care Movement

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Patients are increasingly involved in the management of their own health.
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Sep 02 2009

Money Still There for Genomics

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Complete Genomics has raised $45 million in a Series D funding round.
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Sep 01 2009

Hypertension Treatment Status

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There are excellent hypertension treatments available but many Americans don't know they have the condition and aren't being treated.
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Aug 31 2009

Another Imaging Issue

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A new study describes the relatively high doses of ionizing radiation being received by many Americans as a result of imaging procedures.
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Aug 28 2009

Personalized Medicine and Anti-platelet Therapy

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Pharmacogenomics is at the forefront of personalized medicine development. Recent research indicates promise in anti-platelet therapy guidance.
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Aug 27 2009

Quality Improvement is Not Easy

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A commentary on Medicare's experience in attempting to improve the quality of heart failure care demonstrates just how hard it may be to get better outcomes and lower cost.
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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

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
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?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
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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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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The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
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2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
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MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

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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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