A study in JAMA Network suggests that there is lower health spending associated with greater well-being among Medicare recipients.
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Prominent health economist Victor Fuchs discusses the “efficiency” of the US health care system.
PriceWaterHouseCooper releases its 2019 medical trend estimates for employer health plans.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released updated analyses of health spending by disease or medical condition.
A paper from the NBER discusses the lifetime out-of-pocket medical expenses households with persons over 70 face.
Research in the Journal of Health Economics examines health spending as people age.
A study in the journal Health Services Research utilizes a different technique to estimate the contribution of various medical conditions to overall health spending.
Maryland’s global budgeting program doesn’t appear to have reduced inpatient hospital use.
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.
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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.