An InstaMed report gives interesting information on health care service payment trends, from both the provider and payer perspective.
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At its meeting in December the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission considered payment policies and updates for a number of provider types and discussed Medicare Advantage.
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This month's Health Affairs discusses the adequacy of the health care workforce in light of presumed increased demand from implementation of the ACA and the aging of the population.
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While we often focus our attention on the health care problems of the developed world, lower income countries have bigger issues, many of which are being addressed with the same…
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A new report from America's Health Insurance Plans exposes the unbelievable ripoff charges that many providers place on out-of-network services. Much of these charges is paid by the insured person.…
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We would all like to think that receiving health care services isn't going to make us sicker, but occasionally untoward things happen. A new report from the Agency for Healthcare…
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In this holiday season, it is a time for giving presents and our latest Potpourri presents you with many gifts of health information, including some positive news about an ACO…
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Another extensive research paper details the effects of provider consolidation and consequent market power on the health care industry in the United States, and specifically on the growth of health…
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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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An Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality report looks at the evidence for the effectiveness of public reporting of providers' performance on various quality measures in actually creating quality improvements…
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The Health Care Cost Institute releases a report on spending and utilization in the employer-based health care coverage market for 2011. Spending continues to rise faster than inflation or economic…
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Bundled payments are designed to change the incentives for providers so that they manage patient care in a more cost-effective manner, hopefully without negatively affecting quality. A report from the…
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Research based on data from UnitedHealth Group's commercial health plans finds wide variation in episode of care costs across both selected procedures and chronic diseases. The research also showed that…
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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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