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Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better for Patient Care When It Comes to Health Systems

I think we all can agree now that provider integration doesn’t lower healthcare prices. When hospitals buy or… Read More

By David Burda August 11, 2020

Economics

Let Doctors Be Doctors If You Want Them to Be Good Managers

I know lots of doctors having covered healthcare now for nearly 40 years. One thing’s always puzzled me…. Read More

By David Burda August 7, 2020

Economics

Digging Deep (Into Your Own Pockets) to Root Out Low-Value Care

I’ve been to Oregon, and it’s beautiful. But I had no idea the state had a real problem… Read More

By David Burda July 23, 2020

Economics

The Demand for Market-Driven Innovations in Medical Care Is All in the Numbers

One of the bellwethers I follow to see what direction healthcare is headed is the annual physician supply… Read More

By David Burda July 6, 2020

Economics

Now Is the Time to Nip Low-Value Care in the Bud

The coronavirus pandemic exposed flaws in the U.S. health system that we knew existed but weren’t in a… Read More

By David Burda June 23, 2020

Economics

Patients Shouldn’t Expect Their Local Merging Not-For-Profit Hospitals to be More Charitable

For an old healthcare legal reporter, writing about antitrust and community benefits in the same blog post is… Read More

By David Burda June 3, 2020

COVID-19

Workplace Wellness Programs and the Coronavirus Pandemic

If you think starting a workplace wellness program would be a good way to help your company recover… Read More

By David Burda May 27, 2020

Policy

Understanding Despair, Capture and Profiteering in American Healthcare

In their recent book “Deaths of Despair,” Anne Case and Angus Deaton chronicle the rise of drug overdose,… Read More

By Kerry Weems May 26, 2020

Economics

A Fortunate ACO Coincidence

As a skeptical journalist and amateur psychologist, I don’t believe much in coincidences. Things happen for a reason…. Read More

By David Burda May 18, 2020

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