The Anti-Capitalist MentalityJohn Goodman's Health Policy BlogBy John GoodmanNational Center for Policy Analysis, December 10, 2012(Excerpts)Have you ever noticed that people who worry about inequality
For more than 20 years, PNHPās Senior Health Policy Fellow Don McCanne, M.D. wrote a daily health policy update, taking an excerpt or quote from a health care news story or analysis and commenting on its significance to the single-payer movement.
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John Goodman says the problem is the anti-capitalist mentality
This blog on "The Anti-Capitalist Mentality" does pertain to health care reform in that we will never have an equitable health care system for all
Decline in general medicine career choices
General Medicine vs Subspecialty Career Plans Among Internal Medicine ResidentsBy Colin P. West, MD, PhD and Denise M. Dupras, MD, PhDJAMA, December 5, 2012This update
Decline in general medicine career choices
This update confirms that internal medicine residents are selecting the subspecialties in preference to general medicine and primary care. In light of the pressing need
Greg Scandlen explains the irrationality of the individual mandate
The Crown Jewel of ObamaCare FailuresBy Greg ScandlenNational Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), December 5, 2012Now we get to the biggest failure of them all
Greg Scandlen explains the irrationality of the individual mandate
Greg Scandlen is a very well informed and respected member of the policy community who has been associated with conservative/libertarian organizations such as the National
Will Liz Fowler determine the drugs you can have?
Analysis finds big state-by-state swings in prescription coverageBy Sam BakerThe Hill, December 4, 2012President Obama's signature healthcare law requires insurance plans to cover a range
Will Liz Fowler determine the drugs you can have?
A well designed, national, single payer financing system would ensure that everyone would receive whatever appropriate drugs they might need. Instead, we have an inefficient,
Physicians find insurer ACO payment models "completely unfavorable"
Medical practices wary of insurer efforts on new payment programsBy Victoria Stagg ElliottAmerican Medical News, December 3, 2012Medical practices have a low opinion of how
Physicians find insurer ACO payment models “completely unfavorable”
Medical practices wary of insurer efforts on new payment programsBy Victoria Stagg ElliottAmerican Medical News, December 3, 2012Medical practices have a low opinion of how
Physicians find insurer ACO payment models "completely unfavorable"
These early results should sound the alarms on our current efforts to implement accountable care organizations (ACOs). We've barely begun and already about 30 million
Cash upfront for ED visits?
New ED drama? Hospitals demand upfront fee for nonemergenciesBy Kevin B. O'ReillyAmerican Medical News, December 3, 2012(A small) but growing number of hospitals give patients