The reform law begins to really kick in for 2013, with many new taxes and regulations. Unpleasant surprises abound and an Oliver Wyman report for America's Health Insurance Plans examines…
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Our latest Potpourri captures the excitement of the holidays with scintillating items on certificate of need program effects on utilization, the public's views on health care costs and government's role…
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Another in our series of Potpourris, tasty, succulent morsels of health data food, including this week the effect of mammography screening, improving health and health costs, state costs to run…
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Another consultant's report on the American health system, this one from KPMG and focusing on the supposed transformation from a volume-based system to one founded on value. While leaders of…
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A new report from the Urban Institute examines the controversial issue of the impact of the Patient Protection Act on businesses of various sizes, showing that for small businesses it…
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Another luminescent Potpourri, focusing on the ACA's high-risk pool plan; controlling health spending in Massachusetts; what components of EHRs and HIEs may control costs; another survey of employers and dealing…
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The Employee Benefit Research Institute releases a report looking at private health insurance exchanges and defined contribution plans, putting them in historical perspective and suggesting that adoption of these initiatives…
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Our first Potpourri in a while is as diverse and flamboyant as the fall colors, including items on the effectiveness of telemonitoring, the history of health "reform" in the United…
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The Government Accounting Office weighs in on the ongoing controversy over the effects of the Affordable Care Act on employment-based health insurance, reviewing a number of microsimulation models and employer…
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Another brilliant edition of our Potpourri, focusing on individual health insurance rate reform, variation in traumatic care costs, genetic counseling and diabetes, small business and health care costs and savings…
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The Institute of Medicine released a report regarding supposed unnecessary spending on health care in the United States and potential ways to remedy that problem, largely through use of health…
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Another sunny Potpourri, brightening your day with rays of data on hospital at home; Medicare care coordination programs; an employer survey on impacts of the reform law; a survey on…
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KPMG releases a report on the ongoing transformation of the United States' health care system, which affects payers, providers and patients. The firm gives its perspective on the forces driving…
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A study from Truven Health Analytics looks at likely outcomes from the reform law's provide insurance or pay a penalty provisions, suggesting that few employers would likely drop coverage, but…
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Another wonderful Potpourri, as lovely as a summer day, with information on small physician practices, medication adherence in Medicaid, access to care in Massachusetts, plan loyalty and PHRs, a survey…
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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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