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June 25, 2010

There is an interview well worth reading on Kaiser Health News today.  Kate Lorig is the director of the Patient Education Research Center at Stanford University and is the creator … Continued

June 18, 2010

A report from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health Research Institute says that U.S. employers will see their healthcare costs increase by nine percent in 2011.  What’s instructive, in terms of setting … Continued

June 10, 2010

One of the best overviews I’ve seen of the issues facing health insurers – and, for that matter, health providers – as we move forward toward health reform implementation comes … Continued

May 26, 2010

Further dispelling the misconception that health industry leaders are opposed to health reform, one of the nation’s most respected health insurance executives, Vicky Gregg, the CEO of Blue Cross Blue … Continued

May 14, 2010

There are a couple of important facts often overlooked in the wake of congressional passage of health reform legislation.  One is that, over the next few years, approximately 30 million … Continued

May 7, 2010

Robert Jordan’s book, The Path of Daggers, has one of the best descriptions of the Law of Unintended Consequences.  He wrote, “Whether or not what you do has the effect … Continued

May 3, 2010

One of the concerns about using Medicaid expansion, as is the case in the new health reform law, to reduce the nation’s uninsured population is the belief that many physicians … Continued

April 27, 2010

An interesting, and troubling, piece ran recently in the Wall Street Journal.  The article highlighted one of the major shortcomings of the newly enacted health reform law.  This article, “Medical … Continued

April 24, 2010

For anyone interested in the responsibilities bestowed upon the Department of Health and Human Services in the recently-passed health reform legislation, here they are in one handy 35 page, 7,600-plus word document.

April 23, 2010

Rick Foster, the chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has issued his findings regarding the health reform legislation passed by Congress last month.  The main headline … Continued