By Carey Goldberg and Rachel ZimmermanWBUR, June 22, 2011 “Our examination found that paying providers on a global basis has not resulted in lower total
Massachusetts: ACOs, global payments don’t lower costs
By Mass-Care staff June 22, 2011 Today’s “Commonhealth” blog at WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station, has a flashy
Vermont’s health reform law: A five part series
(Vermont’s Super MedPAC, Federal and ERISA plans, Pharma, Anti-trust, and Financing)By Kevin Outterson, Professor of Law and Health Policy at Boston University | The
In defense of Canada
The Incidental Economist
By Aaron CarrollThe Incidental Economist, June 5, 2011By Aaron Carroll | The Incidental Economist
Paul Krugman has been on a tear the last few days with
Protesters Rally Against Health Insurers
By Katharine Mieszkowski The Bay Citizen (San Francisco), June 16, 2011 More than 100 protesters from community and labor groups rallied
Man Turns to Crime for Prison Health Care
The Lede Blog, New York Times
By ROBERT MACKEY The Lede Blog, New York Times, June 20, 2011By ROBERT MACKEY | The Lede Blog, New York Times
As if conjured up by
Considering a single-payer model for health reform
KevinMD.com blog at MedPage Today
By Aldebra Schroll, M.D.KevinMD.com blog at MedPage Today, June 17, 2011The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is in the process of being rolled out,
Single-payer coverage eyed in New York State
The Buffalo News
By Douglas TurnerThe Buffalo News, June 20, 2011WASHINGTON — Conservative House Republicans, flush from their 2010 victory over the perceived overreach of the Obama health
Universal health care for New York?
The Legislative Gazette (Albany, N.Y.)
By Trevor T. AlfordThe Legislative Gazette (Albany, N.Y.), June 13, 2011 Looking to follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which passed legislation May 26 leading
British fear 'American-style' healthcare system
Los Angeles Times
As leaders debate ways to reform healthcare, politicians repeatedly tell a worried public that Britain will not turn the National Health Service into an 'American-style'
Delaying Medicare eligibility is bad for health
The Incidental Economist
By Austin Frakt and Aaron CarrollThe Incidental Economist, June 10, 2011 By Austin Frakt and Aaron Carroll | The Incidental Economist
By now most of the
Nurses Union Keeps Pressure On Health Care Overhaul
Kaiser Health News
By Jessica Marcy and Shefali S. KulkarniKaiser Health News, June 10, 2011Nurses converged on Washington in their fight against Wall Street this week.Hundreds of nurses