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March 3, 2010

The U.S. healthcare system takes no shortage of criticism.  Often, these criticisms fall into two camps.  There are those of us who believe that the United States has one of … Continued

November 23, 2009

There was a great deal of hoopla Saturday night over the Senate Democratic leadership’s success in gaining the minimum 60 votes necessary to bring health reform legislation to the floor … Continued

November 13, 2009

A new Gallup poll released today shows that a small majority of Americans (51 percent) say it is not the government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health coverage.  … Continued

November 3, 2009

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has been absorbing a lot of criticism in the media and the blogosphere for his comments last week that he may have no choice but to … Continued

October 26, 2009

An upcoming edition of the British medical journal The Lancet will feature the results of research into a new diabetes drug that is demonstrating significant progress in helping obese patients … Continued

October 14, 2009

Hollywood movie producers love what are known as “high concept” film ideas.  These are plotlines that are so simple – “aliens invade Earth”, “teenage vampires take on mortals” – they … Continued

October 9, 2009

Opponents of medical liability reform have always been fond of quoting the Congressional Budget Office saying that reform measures would do very little to save taxpayers money and squeeze unnecessary … Continued

September 22, 2009

The United States healthcare system takes a beating in some quarters because of our lower life expectancy compared to other affluent, industrialized countries.  The blame is often placed on the … Continued

August 20, 2009

Long before congressional committees began debating health reform legislation, Ascension Health, a Healthcare Leadership Council member and the nation’s largest non-profit healthcare system, had developed a set of principles on … Continued

August 18, 2009

For those of us who strongly want a good health reform bill to become law this year, it was dispiriting to say the least to hear a member of Congress … Continued