A paper at the National Bureau of Economics finds that making health care free does indeed increase utilization.
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A study from Africa attempts to understand the relative contribution of consumers and physicians to inappropriate drug use.
UnitedHealth Group offers us its survey results on consumer sentiment around health insurance issues.
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research looks at the effects of high patient cost-sharing on health spending growth.
A new piece of research on the value of price comparison services finds they are rarely used.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds a link between digital media and ADHD diagnoses. Is there a YouTube video on that, or a Facebook post? I don’t want to have to focus long enough to read the whole thing.
A new article based on the Employee Benefits Research Institute survey regarding patient engagement finds that health plan satisfaction doesn’t increase over time.
A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the impact of the ACA on health behaviors.
Online physician reviews are not consistent with more credible patient satisfaction surveys.
A commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine takes on the myth that medical costs are causing large numbers of consumers to go bankrupt.
A survey from EBRI discusses consumer engagement in health, with comparisons among generations.
Following up yesterday’s post, here is another survey on worker attitudes toward health care and health plans.
An Employee Benefits Research Institute survey examines worker attitudes toward health care and health plans.
Leavitt Partners surveys physicians, employers and consumers to ascertain perspectives on the US health system.
A Grand Rounds report discusses whether and how consumers consider quality in evaluating physicians.
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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.