The discussion about regional variation in health spending seems like it may never end. A National Bureau of Economic Research paper explores the role of physician and patient attitudes.
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The latest in research into the impact of the rapidly growing high-deductible health plans finds that spending appears to be reduced and the reductions sustained for several years in most…
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National health plan UnitedHealth Group has had success using incentives to create patient engagement with its own employee population, according to an article in Health Affairs.
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A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research looks at trends in aging and burden of illness, finding some evidence for greater health during most of life, with…
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Some well-known former political and regulatory figures are proposing another shopworn approach to dealing with health spending and quality issues.
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The Journal of the American Medical Association carries a survey on how doctors in the United States view their role in controlling spending and gives their perspective on various approaches…
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Hopefully, the recent Institute of Medicine final report on geographic variation in health spending will be near the last volley in this long-running, getting tiresome discussion of the existence, causes…
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A new brief from Truven Health Analytics examines the leading drivers of spending in employer sponsored health plans.
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Research in Health Affairs examines the early results from a series of studies of value-based insurance design, finding better quality but no significant savings.
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Evidence is accumulating that Medicare Advantage plans do a better job than fee-for-service Medicare in controlling utilization and spending, while not adversely affecting quality outcomes, but there is substantial geographic…
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For a number of years CMS has conducted demonstrations and pilots with provider organizations similar to the current accountable care organization concept. Those demonstrations appear to have had mixed results,…
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Evidence from research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine based on adoption in Massachusetts of EHRs suggests no real cost benefit, even when not considering the costs of implementing…
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Two briefs from the Altarum Institute give information on health spending and health price trends through May of 2013.
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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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