The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development issues its annual report on the global state of health.
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Yet another analysis demolishes the idea CMS' hospital readmission reductions program had a significant impact.
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A study in JAMA Network Open looks at specialist physician care of patients with chronic diseases.
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A presentation at the latest MedPAC meeting lays out the effects of provider consolidation on Medicare beneficiaries.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines responses by lower-income patients to variations in cost-sharing amounts in ACA plans.
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A new study relating to hospitals participation in the 340B program finds that they are making excellent profits, which was not the intention.
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A paper analyzes whether actual better care management or selection of lower-risk patients drove early ACO shared savings program results.
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The Center for Health Insurance Reform issues a report on how plans and regulators are responding to increased provider consolidation.
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Benefits consulting firm Mercer deigns to share a few tidbits from its annual survey of employer-sponsored health plans.
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A study in JAMA Open examines results from a Functional Medicine model of care.
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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. 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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