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July 1, 2010

The new health reform law mandated that, by July 1, 2010, the federal government create a website to help consumers better understand their health coverage options.  That site, healthcare.gov, went … Continued

June 21, 2010

Last Friday in this space, we examined the impact public programs like Medicare and Medicaid, with their underpayments for healthcare services, are having on escalating healthcare costs for employers and … Continued

June 18, 2010

A report from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health Research Institute says that U.S. employers will see their healthcare costs increase by nine percent in 2011.  What’s instructive, in terms of setting … Continued

April 27, 2010

An interesting, and troubling, piece ran recently in the Wall Street Journal.  The article highlighted one of the major shortcomings of the newly enacted health reform law.  This article, “Medical … Continued

April 7, 2010

It’s unfortunate, but sadly predictable, that the recent passage of health reform legislation would be seen as an opportunity by those who prey on the most vulnerable in our society. … Continued

April 2, 2010

There was an excellent article yesterday by Mike Lillis in the Washington Independent containing valuable data regarding the Medicaid expansion that is at the heart of the recently-passed health reform … Continued

February 5, 2010

Ron Williams, the chief executive officer of Aetna and a member of the Healthcare Leadership Council executive committee, is a co-chair of the prestigious Davos Economic Summit.  While in Davos, … Continued

January 8, 2010

The media got it wrong in reporting about the Mayo Clinic and Medicare patients, but the inaccuracies actually provide a service because it presents an opportunity to discuss the issue … Continued

October 29, 2009

Below is my blog post which was featured today on Disruptive Women In Health Care: If only it were an urban legend that senior citizens in the United States were … Continued

August 10, 2009

President Obama has rightly and frequently cited the Cleveland Clinic as one of the health providers in this country that provides the kind of high-quality, cost-effective care that should be … Continued