A study in JMIR-mHealth suggests wide dispersion in the ratings even by expert reviewers of the qualities of health apps.
An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes behavioral interventions to encourage appropriate antibiotic prescribing.
A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the relative contributions of moral hazard and adverse selection to inefficiencies in health insurance markets.
A report from America’s Health Insurance Plans finds that commercial health plans often pay hospitals much more than Medicare for the same service.
The Congressional Budget Office issues a report finding that federal laws, and in particular the reform law, have a variety of effects on health insurance premiums.
An IMS Health report considers the rate of price declines when brand drugs lose their patent protection.
A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the life expectancy gap between the United States and other developed nations.
A brief PriceWaterhouseCooper report examines premium trends on the reform law’s health insurance exchanges.
A Commonwealth Fund case study highlights efforts to reshape the treatment of common conditions.
A survey from Finn Partners reveals actions consumers are taking in regard to their health care and health plans.