People with mental health conditions tend to have a lot of other health spending, and vice versa, according to research carried in Health Affairs.
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A study in Health Services Research finds that whether or not a hospital is part of a larger system has minimal impact on cost and quality outcomes.
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A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds no real quality benefit from hospital employment of physicians.
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An Aon Hewitt report examines medical trends for employer health plans globally.
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The latest Altarum Institute Health Sector Trend Report gives a good sense of where health spending for 2016 will end up.
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Research published in Medical Care suggests an enhanced approach to finding high-cost patients.
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New York's State Health Foundation releases a report examining hospital pricing in the region.
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A report from Minnesota reveals substantial variation across medical groups in their total cost of care and resource utilization.
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New research suggests that use of scorecards can help reduce the overall costs of surgeries.
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A study in Health Affairs finds that patients who use lower-cost primary care physicians have lower overall health spending.
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Research published at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines Oregon's use of a value-based insurance design to reduce utilization of low-value services.
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Another recent AHRQ statistical brief looks at the distribution of out-of-pocket spending.
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The next AHRQ Statistical Brief we review examines the characteristics of those individuals with high health spending.
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AHRQ puts out its regular brief on the concentration of health spending and it is still very concentrated folks.
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A new AHRQ Statistical Brief describes health care expenses per person for 2014.
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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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