We have not one, but 50, health care systems, and they are not alike. Without any change in federal law, … More
Tag: Healthcare Reform
Wheel of Misfortune: The Fix
Healthcare Transparency initiatives like the Alexander-Murray bill are getting a tremendous amount of press lately; deservedly so. But are these … More
How The Trump Administration Is Reforming Medicare | Health Affairs
“This 124-page document challenges a premise behind 50 years of thinking in health policy circles: that our most serious problems … More
Lies That Won’t Die: Health Insurance Costs and Healthcare – Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
In the department of economy, an act, a habit, an institution, a law, gives birth not only to an effect, … More
Morals Matter in Policy Making
The notion that there are only two options for healthcare… 1) Central single payer systems vs 2) The current U.S. … More
How to Control Healthcare Costs: Know Why They are High
by Robert Nelson, MD The formula for excessive Healthcare spending: Most healthcare $$ resources tied up in premiums/billing cycle … More
Same Transparent Price to Any Willing Buyer
By Robert Nelson, MD Within many of the posts regarding the challenges facing healthcare, someone – usually out of frustration … More
Replacing Myths with Markets
Hardly a week goes by that we don’t hear a defense from the status quo about how different healthcare is … More