A study published in Health Affairs examines variation in payments by private health plans to physicians for common services.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality publishes the latest in a regular series of looks at the concentration of health spending, which continues to reveal that a relatively small…
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A review by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found little clear evidence of benefit from outpatient case management for adults with complex medical needs.
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While health spending growth appears to have moderated in recent years, but the Office of Actuary at CMS projects a pickup in the spending growth rate over the next ten…
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One of the most fascinating aspects of the health spending problem is identifying on which patients and for what is all that money being spent. A new Agency for Healthcare…
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A study published in Health Affairs finds that high-deductible plans differentially affect low-socioeconomic persons use of emergency care.
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A report from the Center for Studying Health System Change looked at hospital prices in 13 markets finding that commercial rates vary widely and are tied to market power.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that it cost less and quality was as good for Medicare beneficiaries who were cared for in accountable care-type…
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A study published in Health Affairs finds that the California public employees health plan was able to reduce spending by using a reference pricing method for certain orthopedic surgeries.
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A Congressional Budget Office working paper examines the recent slowdown in Medicare spending growth and finds it may be somewhat attributable to a large influx of younger beneficiaries, who have…
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Massachusetts has been the poster child for health care reform for several years and a recent report by the state reveals continued shortfalls of the outcomes to what was promised,…
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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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