Research published in Health Affairs digs a little further into the dynamics of patients who tend to be responsible for a high percentage of all health spending.
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The latest Altarum briefs on health spending and prices find that while acceleration is slowing, health spending is still higher than last year and well above economic growth rates.
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Research carried in the British Medical Journal finds that physician-owned hospitals don't appear to have some of the evils ascribed to them.
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A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines health spending over the last few decades, including recent years and potential trends.
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An Altarum Institute Presentation focuses on whether limits on Medicare reimbursement are sustainable and impacts of that reimbursement on other payers.
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Time to check in on Massachusetts, the trend-setter for eventual federal health reform. Things aren't going so good on the spending side.
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A Harvard analysis blames a few doctors with aggressive care patterns for driving up medical expenses.
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In some quarters there is a belief that provider-owned or sponsored health plans will have lower premiums, but a survey indicates that is not the case.
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More myth-busting this week, with today's focus on an analysis from the Institute for Clinical & Economic Review finding that integrating behavioral health into primary care is costly, but probably…
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According to an analysis by Modern Healthcare, non-profit health system executives continue to get extremely high compensation packages, many multi-million dollars, which has to make you wonder what the point of non-profit status is.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150808/MAGAZINE/308089988?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=externalURL&utm_campaign=hitsThere is a lot of heat around 2016 exchange insurance premiums for individuals. A report from the Society of Actuaries gives a measured look at factors behind the rate rises.
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A Rand Corp. evaluation of the demonstration to have federally qualified community health centers become medical homes reveals disappointing results.
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The CMS Office of the Actuary has released new ten-year national health spending projections, showing accelerated growth in costs.
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A study carried in The Annals of Family Medicine suggests that accountable care organizations may not be paying doctors in a manner that affects their practice styles.
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A study in Health Affairs tracks trends in provider reimbursements from health plans and the patient share of such payments.
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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.
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