New research finds that interventions to increase high-value preventive care may also lead to more low-value care.
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Research carried in Health Affairs uncovers the effects of paying patients to choose less expensive treatment options.
A survey in Health Affairs looks at health behaviors of high-deductible plan consumers.
Two studies in JAMA show modest or no improvement from intensive interventions around diet and weight management for overweight, depressed patients.
A report from Massachusetts examines the relationship between the price a payer reimburses at and a patient’s out-of-pocket cost.
The Kaiser Foundation releases a report on claims denials by health insurance exchange plans.
An Accenture survey covers digital health, with a finger on the pulse of consumers. I thumbed through it for you (and thumbed my nose at it).
A research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine describes consumer reactions to drug pricing disclosure.
A McKinsey post addresses issues around patient adherence to treatment regimens.
JAMA carries a meta-review of interventions to improve adherence to drug regimens.
A new survey from the Employee Benefits Research Institute continues to find that persons covered by high deductible plans are more engaged with their health and health care.
A paper at the National Bureau of Economics finds that making health care free does indeed increase utilization.
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.
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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.