Today's message on physician income does not delve into the important topics of fee-for-service, capitation, salary and other such considerations, but rather is intended to

When the Affordable Care Act was drafted every effort was made to leave intact the largest source of health care coverage in America - employer-sponsored

How Do You Say ‘Economic Security’?By Theodore R. Marmor and Jerry L. MashawThe New York Times, September 23, 2011In the face of nothing but bad

Words. Language. Framing. Egalitarianism? How do you frame that? Is that an American concept? Is that a defining value of democracy? Do our citizens believe

Variations in Amenable Mortality — Trends in 16 High-Income NationsSo, the United States has "the best health care system in the world," except for all

So, the United States has "the best health care system in the world," except for all the others. Our amenable mortality - deaths that are

Lessons from an English GP visiting ChicagoPosted by Ida Hellander MDPhysicians for a National Health ProgramPNHP Blog, September 22, 2011Dr. Clare Gerada, president of the

Competitive Pricing and the Challenge of Cost Control in MedicareBy Robert F. Coulam, Roger D. Feldman and Bryan E. DowdJournal of Health Politics, Policy and

The authors of this article supporting competitive pricing for Medicare were funded by a grant from the American Enterprise Institute, an organization "committed

Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: The President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit ReductionOffice of Management and BudgetSeptember 2011Health SavingsIncrease income-related

Having been burned repeatedly in negotiations with the Republicans, and fully aware of that the election season has already begun, President Obama stepped