Maryland’s global budgeting program doesn’t appear to have reduced inpatient hospital use.
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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 report from the University of California School of Public Health details the substantial increase in concentration among California health care providers and the effects of that consolidation.
A poll from the University of Michigan finds that many consumers believe doctors deliver unnecessary care.
Massachusetts issues a report on the relative costs of its provider systems, showing once again the harmful effects on ongoing provider consolidation.
Research on Maryland’s use of global hospital budgets finds little evidence of beneficial effects on Medicare beneficiaries.
Express Scripts releases its Drug Trend Report for 2017, showing muted growth.
An analysis in Health Affairs compares the impact of reference-based and centers of excellence cost control strategies.
The Health Care Cost Institute’s report on health spending in 2016 indicates that once again prices are the major force driving spending growth.
A new paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research assesses whether primary care can impact downstream utilization.
Research carried by the Annals of Internal Medicine focuses on preventable spending among high-cost Medicare patients.
The Physician Advocacy Institute releases a survey revealing the impacts of continued hospital employment of doctors.
We take a look at the latest Altarum Institute review of health spending trends.
Research in the Journal of Health Economics continues the trend of finding little overall cost savings from medical home-type primary 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.