The annual ECRI patient safety report for 2017 points to health information technology as a major danger area.
An article in the New England Journal of Medicine explores potential conflicts of interest for patient advocacy groups.
A study done by Rand and published in Health Affairs suggests that telehealth availability may not decrease total health spending.
An analysis in Health Affairs concludes that over-coding by Medicare Advantage plans is costing CMS billions of dollars annually.
A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines what might maximize the impact of health behavior incentives.
A blog post at Health Affairs suggests that drug manufacturers don’t need US prices to support R & D.
A paper from the Commonwealth Fund examines use of cost estimators on insurance exchanges.
An organization called the State Health Access Data Assistance Center analyzes MEPS results to estimate trends in employer-sponsored health coverage.
America’s Health Insurance Plans sponsors a piece by actuarial firm Oliver Wyman regarding the proposed 2018 Medicare Advantage rates.
The Healthcare Trends Institute surveys 250 benefit managers to ascertain the state of health care benefits.