A report from the Administration's Council of Economic Advisors suggests that the health reform law is limiting the growth of health care spending.
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A new report from CVS Caremark indicates that specialty drugs will continue to grow as a portion of total drug spending, with little relief in sight.
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An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses issues related to hospital consolidation and market share.
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An article in Health Affairs estimates that demand for physician time could be significantly reduced with effective use of health information, helping ease a supposed coming surge in demand for…
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An article in the current Journal of the American Medical Association examines trends in US health care over the last three decades, including an analysis of recent spending growth finding…
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This month's Health Affairs discusses the adequacy of the health care workforce in light of presumed increased demand from implementation of the ACA and the aging of the population.
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A paper from the National Bureau of Economics explores the role of patient and physician preferences in geographic variation in health spending.
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A report from the Optum Institute provides another look at data related to geographic variation in important health outcomes, especially quality and spending.
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A survey published in the JAMA Internal Medicine reports on hospital chief executive officer compensation revealing variable but large salaries at supposedly non-profit institutions.
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The Health Care Cost Institute, a consortium of payer data sources, released its report on health care costs and utilization for 2012.
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A survey of health care CEO severance packages reveals one reason why health spending may be growing too fast and this is just the tip of the iceberg on executive…
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Two articles in Health Affairs discuss the potential impact of Americans living longer on health spending.
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An article in Health Management, Policy and Innovation looks at increases in hospital prices, finding that much of the rise is due to increases in the cost of providing 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.
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