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Understanding the Complexities of a Government Health Plan

June 9, 2009

I’ll be writing more on this later, but I wanted to note that Avalere Health, the highly respected firm that objectively analyzes public policies affecting healthcare, today released a report … Continued


A Harvard Economist’s Viewpoint on the Government Health Plan Issue

June 5, 2009

Greg Mankiw is a Harvard University economics professor who, in my opinion, writes one of the most interesting blogs on the Internet.  He has knack for getting right to the … Continued


A Case Study for Payment Reform

May 29, 2009

Daily journalism is an exercise of trying to fit an adequate amount of necessary information into a limited space or minimal time frame, whether it be print or electronic media … Continued


Sharing Views On Expanding Access And Health Delivery Reform

May 27, 2009

As I’ve mentioned before, the health reform process taking place right now differentiates itself from deliberations of the past through its openness and welcoming of diverse opinions.  Nowhere is that … Continued


Who’s Against Health Reform?

May 21, 2009

I received an interesting e-mail this morning – no, not offering me discounted luxury watches or the opportunity to move huge sums of money out of an African nation, but … Continued


Biomedical Innovation and Health Reform

May 15, 2009

An op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by John C. Lechleiter, CEO of Eli Lilly & Company, is recommended reading.  He makes some important points about how health reform needs … Continued


Secretary Sebelius and the Medicare Trustees Report

May 13, 2009

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius got it exactly right when she responded to the new Medicare Trustees report showing that the hospital trust fund will run out of … Continued


The Wrong Reaction To The Right Action

May 11, 2009

Today, leaders from hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, health insurers, medical device makers, physicians and organized labor met with President Obama and pledged to cut the health spending growth rate by 1.5 … Continued


A Centrist View on Health Reform

May 4, 2009

I think most people believe that health reform should be done on a bipartisan basis, that ideally it should bear the imprint of neither ideological extreme, but rather come from … Continued


The Washington Post Weighs In On Health Reform

April 27, 2009

The Washington Post editorial page took a strong position this morning on the role of a government-run health insurance option as part of healthcare reform.  Essentially, the Post asserted what … Continued