…biotech, pharmaceutical, device and equipment companies as well as into hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and even physician networks, providing relief for businesses that were thirsty for capital to grow and…
KFF/NYT survey demonstrating the burden of medical debt, even with insurance
…the uninsured. Full report (32 pages): https://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/8806-the-burden-of-medical-debt-results-from-the-kaiser-family-foundation-new-york-times-medical-bills-survey1.pdf These excerpts from the Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times Medical Bills Survey of adults 18 to 64 confirm once again that our multi-payer…
Jack Bernard's message for his fellow Republicans
…health care providers, including Iowa Health System. He now is a member of the Jasper County (Ga.) Board of Commissioners and Jasper County Board of Health. Contact: bernard_jack@hotmail.com) http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120716/OPINION01/307160040/ This…
California reform defeat and UnitedHealth
Panel kills Schwarzenegger's health plan
…http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-insure29jan29,0,3638983.story Comment: By Don McCanne, MD There is no celebration in California. We are back to the status quo. Although those who call for compromising fundamental health policy principles say…
Jack Bernard's message for his fellow Republicans
Head-in-the-sand 'solution' is killing GOP
…Health System. He now is a member of the Jasper County (Ga.) Board of Commissioners and Jasper County Board of Health. Contact: bernard_jack@hotmail.com) http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120716/OPINION01/307160040/ Comment: By Don McCanne, MD This…
The lesson of BC/BS of NC on special enrollment periods
…http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/01/30/obamacare-pummels-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-nc-what-can-we-learn-from-this/#6ead235634f6 *** Insurer Aetna Lays out Concerns About ACA Exchange Business By Tom Murphy, AP ABC News, February 1, 2016 Aetna has joined other major health insurers in sounding a…
Jack Bernard’s message for his fellow Republicans
…health care providers, including Iowa Health System. He now is a member of the Jasper County (Ga.) Board of Commissioners and Jasper County Board of Health. Contact: bernard_jack@hotmail.com) http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120716/OPINION01/307160040/ Comment: …
The lesson of BC/BS of NC on special enrollment periods
…http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/01/30/obamacare-pummels-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-nc-what-can-we-learn-from-this/#6ead235634f6 *** Insurer Aetna Lays out Concerns About ACA Exchange Business By Tom Murphy, AP ABC News, February 1, 2016 Aetna has joined other major health insurers in sounding a…
RAND exploration of single payer alternatives
…study provides increased transparency about economic evaluations of health care reform. http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD375.html Full Dissertation (Free download – 157 pages): http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD300/RGSD375/RAND_RGSD375.pdf For her doctorate dissertation at Pardee RAND Graduate School, Jodi…
Hospital-sponsored study of Medicare-X Choice Act
The Impact of Medicare-X Choice on Coverage, Healthcare Use, and Hospitals
…Under Medicare-X Choice, the number of uninsured and the commercially insured on the non-group market would fall by 5.5 and 12.6 million in 2024, respectively, while enrollment in employer-sponsored insurance…
Going for the Gold
The Redistributive Agenda behind Market-Based Health Care Reform
By Robert G. Evans. Journal of Health Politics Vol. 22. No. 2, April 1997 Click here to download the pdf. Abstract Political conflict over the respective roles of the state…
Embracing Fee-For-Non-Service – Again!
…the glow we feel when we help our patients — can flourish. Use the following link to read the entire article or to download the PDF: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-013-2745-1 Comment: By Don…
