The speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., "A Proper Sense of Priorities," was, as the title states, a speech on the proper sense of priorities.

This week medical students and other health professional students and colleagues marched on Sacramento in support of Sen. Mark Leno's SB 810, a reintroduction of

Obama's Prescription for Low-Wage Workers: High Implicit Taxes, Higher Premiumsby Michael F. CannonCato InstituteJanuary 13, 2010Executive SummarySince the numbers and policy details in the final

Since the numbers and policy details in the final reform legislation have not yet been released, the results presented here by Michael Cannon of the

Health Insurers Funded Chamber Attack AdsBy Peter H. StoneNational JournalJanuary 12, 2010Just as dealings with the Obama administration and congressional Democrats soured last summer, six

This is not a simple Gotcha! The largest private insurers in the nation have been caught red-handed, secretly passing funds through their lobby organization, AHIP,

Banks Prepare for Big Bonuses, and Public WrathBy Louise Story and Eric DashThe New York TimesJanuary 9, 2010The bank bonus season, that annual rite of

Amongst the biggest winners for the bonus paydays are the investment bankers specializing in health care.

Using a Pfizer Grant, Courses Aim to Avoid BiasBy Duff WilsonThe New York TimesJanuary 11, 2010Stanford University on Monday will announce plans to develop new

This tempering of the contingencies attached to Pfizer's grant to Stanford's continuing medical education program (CME) seems like a very small anecdote in the overall

How the World Balances Health Care RiskBy Uwe E. ReinhardtThe New York TimesJanuary 8, 2010In last week’s post I used a stylized illustration to throw