A recent report from the Commonwealth Fund describes the status of plans to have accountable care organizations and other provider systems take on financial risk for their patients, finding that…
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Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines early results from the Massachusetts Blue Cross plan's global budgeting program, finding very modest health spending reductions and small changes…
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Our final drug report post discusses releases from Express Scripts, the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute and ESI's PMSI division, which focuses on workers' compensation pharmacy. Express Scripts emphasizes behavioral aspects…
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Our next set of drug reports deals with specialty drugs, the most expensive and fastest growing category, and one which has bedeviled payers but many of the drugs are covered…
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Our current Potpourri features Google's dropping of its PHR, the AMA's report on insurer claims paying, the role of health advocacy groups, employer's intentions in regard to offering health coverage,…
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A Rand report examines how self-insured employers might be affected by the PPACA, finding it unlikely that small employers will significantly shift to self-funding. The report also finds little reason…
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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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