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Healthy Skeptic

By Kevin Roche

The Healthy Skeptic podcast provides general information about health care and the health system. It is produced 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 and may be reached via email at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com
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MA plans and home health quality

Healthy SkepticOct 17, 2019

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Adaptive Immunity to CV-19

Adaptive Immunity to CV-19

a very brief and basic introduction to adaptive immunity and CV-19

Nov 23, 202004:36
some coronavirus numbers

some coronavirus numbers

call your legislators and tell them to end this insanity

May 09, 202004:58
coronavirus status

coronavirus status

General information available at www.healthy-skeptic.com

May 05, 202006:34
Coronavirus basics

Coronavirus basics

The website has a ton of information and a google search will get you a lot more.  www.healthy-skeptic.com

May 05, 202004:58
coronavirus

coronavirus

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/24/drug-rebates/

Mar 26, 202004:01
national health expenditures

national health expenditures

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/24/drug-rebates/

Mar 26, 202003:20
drug prices

drug prices

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/24/drug-rebates/

Mar 26, 202003:55
mental illness and Medicare spending

mental illness and Medicare spending

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/23/mental-health-and-total-spending-in-medicare-patients/

Mar 26, 202003:37
more coronavirus talk

more coronavirus talk

written post on the site.

Mar 22, 202004:56
financial incentives

financial incentives

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/20/financial-incentives-and-consumer-behavior/

Mar 22, 202002:36
MedPac Part Tres

MedPac Part Tres

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/19/the-rest-of-the-medpac-report-to-congress/

Mar 22, 202003:16
medPac

medPac

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/18/more-from-medpacs-annual-report-to-congress-2/

Mar 22, 202003:08
MedPAC report

MedPAC report

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/17/medpac-report-to-congress-3/

Mar 22, 202003:22
cost of drug development

cost of drug development

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/16/cost-of-developing-a-new-drug/

Mar 22, 202003:11
life-sustaining care

life-sustaining care

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/13/life-sustaining-orders-and-end-of-life-care/

Mar 22, 202003:09
virus common sense

virus common sense

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/09/some-common-sense-on-the-virus/

Mar 12, 202004:17
drug pricing

drug pricing

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/12/drug-price-trends/

Mar 12, 202003:43
national helath spending

national helath spending

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/11/34996/

Mar 12, 202002:54
spending by condition

spending by condition

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/10/spending-by-condition/

Mar 12, 202004:30
drug company profitability

drug company profitability

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/06/profitability-of-drug-companies/

Mar 06, 202003:13
helping doctors with medication adherence

helping doctors with medication adherence

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/05/aiding-physicians-in-improving-medication-adherence/

Mar 06, 202003:16
school choice

school choice

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/04/school-choice-programs-effect-on-public-schools/

Mar 06, 202003:40
bipartisan reform

bipartisan reform

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/18/a-bipartisan-proposal-for-health-reform/

Mar 03, 202003:53
employer plan spending through 2018

employer plan spending through 2018

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/17/hcci-2018-report-on-health-spending-for-employer-health-plans/

Mar 03, 202004:32
physician management styles

physician management styles

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/14/physician-management-styles-and-patient-outcomes/

Mar 03, 202004:03
health economists change the health system

health economists change the health system

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/19/economists-fix-the-health-system/

Mar 03, 202003:60
dug company payments to doctors

dug company payments to doctors

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/03/drug-company-payments-to-manufacturers/

Mar 03, 202003:42
hospitals and charity care

hospitals and charity care

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/20/profitable-non-profit-hospitals-and-charity-care/

Mar 02, 202002:56
mobile portal for diabetes

mobile portal for diabetes

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/21/a-mobile-health-portal-and-diabetes-care/

Mar 02, 202002:56
2019 drug trend report

2019 drug trend report

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/24/the-2019-express-scripts-drug-trend-report/

Mar 02, 202003:22
patient assessment of physicians

patient assessment of physicians

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/25/patient-assessment-of-physician-is-unrelated-to-race-or-gender/

Mar 02, 202003:15
physician practice acquistions

physician practice acquistions

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/26/who-is-buying-physician-practices/

 

Mar 02, 202003:58
specialty consultations

specialty consultations

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/27/specialist-referrals-during-a-hospitalization/

Mar 02, 202003:38
high deductible plan enrollee utilization

high deductible plan enrollee utilization

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/03/02/utilization-by-high-deductible-plan-enrollees/

Mar 02, 202003:42
concentration in health spending

concentration in health spending

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/28/concentration-in-health-spending-in-2017/

Feb 28, 202004:43
digital health

digital health

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/13/ama-report-on-use-of-digital-health/

Feb 14, 202003:39
price variation

price variation

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/12/understanding-the-effect-of-price-variation/

Feb 14, 202004:09
reference based pricing for drugs

reference based pricing for drugs

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/11/adjustment-to-drug-reference-pricing/

Feb 12, 202003:25
medical homes

medical homes

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/10/patient-centered-medical-homes/

Feb 12, 202003:22
ACO primary care

ACO primary care

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/07/out-of-network-primary-care-in-acos/

Feb 12, 202002:39
who pays for and gets health services

who pays for and gets health services

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/06/who-gets-and-who-pays-for-health-care/

Feb 08, 202004:31
malpractice and quality

malpractice and quality

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/05/more-malpractice-exposure-does-not-equal-better-care/

Feb 08, 202002:50
benefit design and utilization

benefit design and utilization

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/04/how-consumers-health-utilization-varies-depending-on-benefit-design/

Feb 04, 202004:13
detailing of physicians

detailing of physicians

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/02/03/drug-company-detailing-of-physicians/

Feb 04, 202003:18
electronic transactions

electronic transactions

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/01/31/caqh-report-on-electronic-transactions-in-health-care/

Feb 04, 202003:38
predicting hospitalizations

predicting hospitalizations

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/01/30/ehr-data-to-predict-hospitalization-risk/

Jan 30, 202003:06
physician selection of patients

physician selection of patients

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/01/29/physician-preferences-for-certain-patients/

Jan 30, 202004:25
out of network billing

out of network billing

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/01/28/out-of-network-billing/

Jan 30, 202003:57
beneficiary savings in MA

beneficiary savings in MA

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/01/27/medicare-advantage-savings-for-beneficiaries/

Jan 30, 202003:24
cancer treatment in hospital outpatient depts

cancer treatment in hospital outpatient depts

written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/01/24/oncology-drug-costs-and-site-of-service/

Jan 26, 202003:11