…the Government has a legal duty to secure comprehensive health care, whereas, under the new system, substantial discretionary powers will instead be extended to commissioners and providers of care. These…
Destroying England's National Health Service (as we know it)
…the Government has a legal duty to secure comprehensive health care, whereas, under the new system, substantial discretionary powers will instead be extended to commissioners and providers of care. These…
ACOs, ACA, and integrated health systems
Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, CMS
…develop across four categories: network development and management; care coordination, quality improvement and utilization management; clinical information systems; and data analytics. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20110514/NEWS/305149999/ Comment: By Don McCanne, MD The accountable care…
ACOs, ACA, and integrated health systems
…that CMS and the provider community will miss the best opportunity to inject value and accountability into the delivery system. http://thehill.com/images/stories/blogs/healthwatch/amga.pdf And… Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, CMS Billings…
Irrationality of work requirements for Medicaid
The Relationship Between Work and Health: Findings from a Literature Review
…under the Affordable Care Act likely would reduce health insurance coverage, reduce health care access, and worsen health but would not lead to increases in employment. http://www.nber.org… *** New in…
Deficit commission: Co-Chairs' proposal
Co-Chairs' Proposal (Draft Document)
…robust public option and/or all-payer system in the exchange * Further expand authority of IPAB http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/CoChair_Draft.pdf Comment: By Don McCanne, Md Today, behind closed doors, the chairmen of President’s…
Doctors call for single-payer health reform, cite need to move beyond the Affordable Care Act
…the following link: www.pnhp.org/nhi PNHP’s summary of the Physicians’ Proposal is available here: https://www.pnhp.org/beyond_aca/Physicians_Proposal_Summary.pdf PNHP’s fact sheet on U.S. health care is here: https://www.pnhp.org/beyond_aca/Physicians_Proposal_Fact_Sheet.pdf Physicians for a National Health Program…
Deficit commission: Co-Chairs’ proposal
… * Add a robust public option and/or all-payer system in the exchange * Further expand authority of IPAB http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/CoChair_Draft.pdf Comment: By Don McCanne, Md Today, behind closed doors,…
NCHC – Thorpe’s analysis of savings makes reform imperative
…billion ($1.136 trillion) reduction – Universal publicly financed program (“single payer”) National Coalition on Health Care: http://www.nchc.org/ Press Release: http://www.nchc.org/news/press_releases/2003/2005_05_23.pdf KFF video HealthCast of the press conference: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?create=high_windows&linkid=1&display=detail&hc=1439 Kenneth Thorpe’s…
AHIP mischaracterizes NICE alcohol screening recommendations
British Doctors Must Now Ask: Tell Us How Much You Drink
…− who regularly attend GUM clinics or repeatedly seek emergency contraception. Full report (100 pages): http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/13001/48984/48984.pdf The 10 questions used for screening (page 16 of 35 pages): http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/13001/49023/49023.pdf About NICE:…
Another gimmick to overpay private Medicare Advantage plans
2019 Medicare Advantage Part I Advance Notice – Risk Adjustment
…the MA-friendly stance of the Trump administration. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com… *** Comment: By Don McCanne, M.D. The private Medicare Advantage plans have continued to be overpaid deliberately. Each year the administration, whether…
AHIP mischaracterizes NICE alcohol screening recommendations
…used for screening (page 16 of 35 pages): http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/13001/49023/49023.pdf About NICE: “NICE produces guidance on public health, health technologies and clinical practice.” http://www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/whatwedo/what_we_do.jsp Great Britain’s National Institute for Health and…
