Ken Terry

Ken Terry is a healthcare journalist and author who has written several books on healthcare reform and value-based care, including a new book coauthored with Stephen Klasko, MD.

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Putting Physicians at Financial Risk Might Reduce Misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis leads to an estimated 371,000 deaths and 424,000 permanent disabilities in this country each year. I believe… Read More
By January 14, 2025
System Dynamics
Corporate Takeover Has Not Been Good for Healthcare
Four decades ago, Paul Starr noted in his landmark history of U.S. healthcare, “The Social Transformation of American… Read More
By August 13, 2024
System Dynamics
Heart Failure Mortality Rises as Primary Care Access Declines
A few times during my journalism career I’ve seen seemingly unrelated trends bump into each other and spark… Read More
By May 28, 2024
System Dynamics
Processing Mismanagement: Responding to Change Healthcare’s Meltdown
Could the crisis caused by the hacking of Change Healthcare, the nation’s largest claims clearinghouse, lead to a… Read More
By April 2, 2024
Outcomes
What Will Happen to Traditional Medicare?
The percentage of seniors in Medicare Advantage plans continues to increase, and there has even been speculation that all… Read More
By February 27, 2024
System Dynamics
The Rocky and Essential Transition to Value Based Care
Investing in value based care (VBC) should be a no-brainer, right? Nobody argues that adequate access to primary… Read More
By November 28, 2023
Policy
Fundamental Healthcare Reform Doesn’t Require a Government Takeover
The announcement that annual U.S. health spending is expected to hit $7.2 trillion, or roughly 20% of GDP,… Read More
By and July 25, 2023