Category: Policy

More Than Three-Quarters of Medical Practices Say Provider Consolidation is Bad for the Industry

I do love the annual regulatory burden survey report from the Medical Group Management Association. Why? Lots of… Read More

By David Burda October 26, 2022

COVID-19

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: Real Savings or Just Another Shell Game?

The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act includes provisions that allow Medicare to directly negotiate prices for both Parts… Read More

By Kerry Weems October 20, 2022

Economics

Regulation > Competition > Price Transparency

I follow a lot of people online to do my job, and one of the best if not… Read More

By David Burda October 19, 2022

Policy

Burda on Healthcare: 10 Things Doctors Think

I’m not a doctor, and I don’t even play one on TV. But I am interested in what… Read More

By David Burda October 18, 2022

Outcomes

The Census Bureau’s Latest Uninsured Report Tells an Interesting Story But Only If You Care to Listen

Back in the day, when game-changing healthcare news wasn’t breaking every five minutes, we veteran healthcare journalists could… Read More

By David Burda October 5, 2022

Policy

Eisenhower’s Nightmare: A Massive and Malignant Healthcare Industrial Complex®

After leading the Allies to victory in World War II and serving eight years as president, Dwight D…. Read More

By David W. Johnson and Ezekiel J. Emanuel September 27, 2022

Policy

4sight Friday | Healthcare Crisis Du Jour | Where Doctors Are Going | Physician Burnout and Digital Health Tech | Is There Any Love for CFOs?

Read the 9/23/2022 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight… Read More

By David Burda September 24, 2022

Consumers Leaning Left on Healthcare

Traditionally, in politics, when you wanted to sling mud at an opponent during a campaign, you’d accuse him… Read More

By David Burda September 14, 2022

Economics

For Authorized Payers Only: A College Tuition Statement’s Guide to the Healthcare System

Lessons about how the healthcare system in the U.S. really works are everywhere even if you’re not looking… Read More

By David Burda September 13, 2022

Policy