A report from the International Federation of Health Plans compares prices for some common services and drugs across several developed countries. In all categories, physician services, hospital care and drugs,…
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A survey of high-deductible health plan users finds that care is more likely to be deferred by enrollees in such plans as opposed to traditional ones, particularly low-income persons, but…
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President Obama, his administration and Congressional Democrats sold the health "reform" law in large part by claiming it would reduce health insurance premiums for average Americans, by $2000 they said,…
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The Wall Street Journal published a special section devoted to big health care issues, with a pro and con format on questions ranging from should there be a health insurance…
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Our latest Potpourri reveals details about causes of workplace injuries, the effect of raising the Medicare eligibility age, benefit levels in existing health policies, false claims prosecutions and off-label drug…
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Research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that Medicare Advantage health plans use offering of certain non-required benefits, like fitness club memberships, to attract and retain healthier beneficiaries,…
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Our final commentary of 2011 reflects on developments in health care for the year. Notably, support for the health reform law continues to be weak and health care cost growth…
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A study reported in the American Journal of Managed Care follows up on the comparative geographic variation in spending on Medicare patients and commercially insured ones in Texas, finding that…
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Physicians have felt under assault for decades, with managed care restrictions, low reimbursement and malpractice concerns leading the charge. A new survey from Deloitte's Center for Health Solutions give doctors'…
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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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