Foundation of a ‘New Normal’ In U.S. Health Care
By John Geyman, M.D.
Note to the Reader: In his famous pamphlet, Common Sense, written for the people
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WARNING: Elliott Fisher wants to switch from ACOs to PHOs
By The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Medical Xpress, August 5, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the numerous weaknesses in the U.S. healthcare system. Millions
The health insurers designed our financing system, and it works for them
By Reed Abelson
The New York Times, August 5, 2020
Some of the largest companies, including Anthem, Humana and UnitedHealth Group, are reporting second-quarter earnings that are
Life expectancy is longer in states with more liberal policies
By Jennifer Karas Montez, Jason Beckfield, Julene Kemp Cooney, Jacob M. Grumbach, Mark D. Hayward, Huseyin Zeyd Koytak, Steven H. Woolf, Anna Zajacova
The Milbank Quarterly,
CMS plans to cut Medicare payments by 10.6%
CMS.gov, August 3, 2020
On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that announces and solicits public comments
Gaining freedom by escaping the unfreedom of the workplace
University of Chicago Press Journals, American Association for the Advancement of Science EurekAlert!, July 31, 2020
According to recent Gallup polls, socialism is now more popular
Stuart Butler has another proposal for us
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
JAMA Health Forum, July 30, 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is forcing a much-needed questioning of the US health system.
Private insurers offload financial risk to the providers
By Toren L. Fronsdal, Jay Bhattacharya, Suzanne Tamang
National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2020
Abstract
We study a unique all-payer data set spanning 38 states to examine
Tweaking value-based health care delays real reform
The Value in Health Care Act aims to increase APM participation by extending incentives and correcting arbitrary qualification standards under MACRA and the Medicare Shared
Democratic platform challenge on Medicare for All
At least 360 Democratic delegates, mostly his supporters, have signed a pledge to oppose the Democratic platform unless it endorses single-payer.
By Holly Otterbein
POLITICO, July 27,
Structural racism calls for more than another New Deal
Without having an honest conversation about how we got here, we will never be able to move on and heal.
By Susan Rogers, M.D.
Crain's Chicago Business,
Health savings accounts are often redundant
By Jeffrey T. Kullgren, MD, MS, MPH; Elizabeth Q. Cliff, PhD; Christopher Krenz, BA; Brady T. West, PhD; Helen Levy, PhD; Mark Fendrick, MD; Angela
