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August 17, 2009

While healthcare reform is dominating the political landscape here in the United States, there are some interesting developments taking place as well with our neighbors to the north. Canada’s doctors … Continued

August 12, 2009

The old saying that no good deed goes unpunished has, unfortunately, been proven to be the case too often during the current health reform debate.  Conscientious lawmakers who are working … Continued

August 11, 2009

I wish I had the proverbial nickel for every time I see advocates of a government-run health plan option cite polls that show an overwhelming majority of Americans support the … Continued

August 10, 2009

President Obama has rightly and frequently cited the Cleveland Clinic as one of the health providers in this country that provides the kind of high-quality, cost-effective care that should be … Continued

August 6, 2009

There’s a very interesting survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center, that’s out today, dealing with media coverage of the ongoing health reform debate. On the bright side, the survey … Continued

August 4, 2009

We were going to do it better this time around.  As the current version of health reform got underway, there was a shared determination by groups spanning the political spectrum … Continued

August 3, 2009

With all of the media coverage devoted to the controversial aspects of health reform, most notably the proposal to create a government-run health plan and the possible tax increases that … Continued

July 31, 2009

There has been an ongoing frustration in health policy debates over the importance of disease prevention and chronic care management.  It’s one of those cases in which everyone knows something … Continued

July 28, 2009

I’m very pleased that the Chicago Sun-Times published my op-ed piece that points out how many of the important components of healthcare reform currently have bipartisan support and we shouldn’t … Continued

July 24, 2009

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday that childhood obesity rates have stopped increasing and have essentially leveled off over the past five years.  That’s the good news. … Continued