…health at the City University of New York and lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also an internist at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/steffie-woolhandler/canadian-vs-us-healthcare_b_6663650.html…
Arnold “Bud” Relman
…than curing the sick. He called it a “new medical-industrial complex.” His targets were not the old-line drug companies and medical-equipment suppliers, but rather a new generation of health care…
Sunday Dialogue: Medicine as a Business
The New York Times, February 10, 2014 Dr. Howard Corwin’s letter to the editor of the New York Times on how the drive to increase profits has compromised doctors’ ethics…
On the status of health reform
…of July, as the Energy & Commerce committee completed deliberations on HR 3200, Representative Anthony Weiner of New York, with 6 others, put forward an amendment to replace the text…
Why Canadian hospitals outperform US hospitals
…lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also an internist at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Troy Media Marketplace © 2014 – All Rights Reserved http://www.troymedia.com/2014/12/12/why-canadian-hospitals-outperform-u-s-hospitals/…
Healthcare providers to attend “SiCKO” premiere, speak out for a national health insurance plan
PRESS ADVISORY New York, N.Y. — June 15, 2007 — Registered nurses, doctors, and other healthcare providers will be out in force Monday evening, June 18, when Michael Moore’s new…
Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain
It would save both dollars and lives compared to our current system.
…“new money” needed to fund Sanders’s reform is already being collected as taxes. Yes, there will need to be some new taxes—albeit much less than Blahous estimates. But those new…
NYT Rounds Up ‘Left-Leaning Economists’ for a Unicorn Hunt
…be afraid of the unicorns. Doug Henwood is the author of “My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency.” You can send a message to the New York Times at letters@nytimes.com,…
AHIP response to new rules on essential health benefits
Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation Standards: Ensuring Meaningful, Affordable Coverage
…purchase insurance until they are sick or injured, driving up costs for everyone with insurance.” http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2012/11/20/ahip-statement-on-aca-implementation/ Comment: By Don McCanne, MD The Department of Health and Human Services has provided…
AHIP response to new rules on essential health benefits
…requirement to reflect the current marketplace, and issuer flexibility to offer innovative benefit designs and a choice of health plans. http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2012/11/ehb11202012a.html And… AHIP Statement on ACA Implementation America’s Health Insurance…
Health information technology is a tower of Babel, by intent
…the examining room at the VA, Dr. Steve Searles, Fred’s new doctor, pulled up Fred’s entire record from the White River VA on his computer, including detailed information about the…
Declines in physician acceptance of Medicare less than private coverage
…and self-pay patients. Results The percentage of physicians accepting new patients did not vary significantly between 2005 and 2008, ranging from 94.2% to 95.3%. Physician acceptance of new Medicare patients…
