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October 23, 2012

Comparative effectiveness research has the potential to bring great value to the U.S. healthcare system One of the key components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, research evaluating … Continued

October 15, 2012

The Medicare Part D prescription drug program open enrollment season begins today, October 15, and runs until December 7.  This is the time all beneficiaries should be reviewing their current … Continued

October 12, 2012

A topic of conversation for years in health policy circles involved how to get patients and consumers more personally engaged in their own healthcare.  We’ve held the conviction for quite … Continued

July 19, 2012

There is a great deal of promise in the concept of accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes and other value-based mechanisms for delivering healthcare.  Ensuring, though, that they can consistently … Continued

July 18, 2012

Dr. Delos M. “Toby” Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic and a Healthcare Leadership Council member, will be speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.  this Friday, with … Continued

June 28, 2012

The Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  We applaud the fact that mechanisms remain in place to bring millions of uninsured Americans into the … Continued

June 26, 2012

I don’t want to minimize the importance of Thursday’s forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on health reform.  There is a great deal at stake.  Particularly if the Court declares the … Continued

June 15, 2012

I’ve always believed there is a great deal of truth to the axiom that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.  More specifically, though, it’s certainly true that a full … Continued

May 24, 2012

The last few years have seen a big push in various quarters to restrict the interaction between physicians and pharmaceutical company representatives.  Harvard University, for example, declared that pharma reps … Continued

May 15, 2012

This month, we’ve seen even more evidence that states enacting medical liability reform are having a significant impact in reducing the number of frivolous lawsuits, thus providing speedier justice to … Continued