The health care sector in the United States is unique among developed countries, and it is necessarily diverse to respond to the very different needs and demands of a country with 300 million people. It is a mix of public and private sector programs. But the health sector in the United States is often criticized, both at home and abroad, for the high number of people without insurance because we … [Read more...] about Healthcare: What Can Americans and Europeans Learn from Each Other, and What Changes Are Needed?
Healthcare: What Can Americans and Europeans Learn from Each Other, and What Changes Are Needed?
The health care sector in the United States is unique among developed countries, and it is necessarily diverse to respond to the very different needs and demands of a country with 300 million people. It is a mix of public and private sector programs. But the health sector in the United States is often criticized, both at home and abroad, for the high number of people without insurance because we … [Read more...] about Healthcare: What Can Americans and Europeans Learn from Each Other, and What Changes Are Needed?
Problems Are Brewing
Interest in the Massachusetts health reform plan remains high, as evidenced by the sell-out crowd at a forum on Capitol Hill this Monday sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation (and which was televised live on C-SPAN). I was the lone voice on the panel suggesting caution about the plan while "three amigos from Massachusetts," as the other speakers … [Read more...] about Problems Are Brewing
It's Hard to See Doctors Favoring Less Pay, Care, More Paperwork
Published by the Omaha World-Herald May 20, 2008Nearly six in ten U.S. doctors say they now favor legislation to establish national health insurance, according to a new survey, but doctors may be a bit less enthusiastic if they knew more about where such a system would take us. Touted as the “largest survey ever conducted among doctors on the issue of health care financing reform,” the … [Read more...] about It's Hard to See Doctors Favoring Less Pay, Care, More Paperwork
It’s Hard to See Doctors Favoring Less Pay, Care, More Paperwork
Published by the Omaha World-Herald May 20, 2008Nearly six in ten U.S. doctors say they now favor legislation to establish national health insurance, according to a new survey, but doctors may be a bit less enthusiastic if they knew more about where such a system would take us. Touted as the “largest survey ever conducted among doctors on the issue of health care financing reform,” the … [Read more...] about It’s Hard to See Doctors Favoring Less Pay, Care, More Paperwork
Massachusetts Health Reform
Grace-Marie responded to architects of the Massachusetts health reform plan today at a briefing sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation. The briefing,"Massachusetts Health Reform: Bragging Rights and Growing Pains," was broadcast live on C-SPAN2 and is now available as a webcast. Click here for Grace-Marie's PowerPoint presentation. … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Health Reform
Massachusetts Health Reform
Grace-Marie responded to architects of the Massachusetts health reform plan today at a briefing sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation. The briefing,"Massachusetts Health Reform: Bragging Rights and Growing Pains," was broadcast live on C-SPAN2 and is now available as a webcast. Click here for Grace-Marie's PowerPoint presentation. … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Health Reform
The Other Washington
Has Washington learned from experience? Not Washington, D.C., but Washington state? Possibly. The state was among the most aggressive in the 1990s in implementing health insurance reforms, including guaranteed issue, community rating, and a big dose of coverage mandates. But the "reforms" brought huge increases in insurance premiums and new limits on coverage. Premera Blue Cross, … [Read more...] about The Other Washington