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As GM Goes, So Goes Healthcare: Dynamics of Demand-Driven Reform
“For years I [have] thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice… Read More
By September 5, 2018
Black-white Tornado
Economics
Against the Wind: Hospitals Challenge CMS’s Pro-Market Payment Reforms
Over the past month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced several pro-market policies that will enhance pricing… Read More
By August 22, 2018
Economics
Belts and Suspenders: Major Healthcare Transactions Position Companies for Whatever Comes Next
During President Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 trip to China, the press asked China’s premier Zhou Enlai to comment on the… Read More
By and August 8, 2018
Pool Balls Break
Economics
Kentucky HEALTH and Medicaid Work Requirements: A Behavioral Economics Lens Sheds Light
On Friday, June 29, near the zero hour, a federal judge ruled [1] that Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver approved… Read More
By August 1, 2018
Policy
CMS Misdirection: Two Troubling Decisions Damage Market Competitiveness
In well-functioning healthcare markets, governmental regulatory policies ensure access, safety, quality and privacy. The government’s most important role… Read More
By July 25, 2018
Consumerism
Gawande’s Gift: Re-Imagining Corporate Wellness and Healthcare
Amid much fanfare, the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan health venture (ABJ) announced on June 20th that its new CEO… Read More
By July 11, 2018
Soccer ball & stethoscope
Outcomes
How Soccer Explains Healthcare: Collective Performance Defines Success (1)
The 21st FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14th when host Russia trounced a weak Saudi Arabian team… Read More
By June 26, 2018
Lonnie & Cathy Quinn, Happy Medicare Advantage Members
Consumerism
Destination Medicare Advantage: Lonnie & Cathy’s Quest for Great Health Insurance
In 1993, the health insurance industry funded the legendary “Harry and Louise” campaign to mobilize public opinion against the… Read More
By and June 14, 2018
Economics
Pro-Market and Pro-Business: Not Always the Same, Particularly in Healthcare
Shortly after publishing Market vs. Medicine: America’s Epic Fight for Better, Affordable Healthcare in June 2016, I met with my… Read More
By June 6, 2018
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