Making the Purple Health Plan More Purple
Larry Kotlikoff has proposed a Purple Health Plan (part red, part blue) that has been endorsed already by several hundred economists. Since Larry has attributed to me the idea of…
Hoarding Worse As You Grow Older – Depression not OCD Partly to Blame
A Kaiser Health News article reports that according to several studies presented at the annual conference of the Am A Kaiser Health News article reports that according to several studies…
Experts Blast Ryan’s Attack on IPAB
In defending his controversial proposal to turn Medicare into premium support for buying private insurance, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Meet the Press last Sunday took a potshot at the…
Medical Technology Financings Over $400 million in May 2011
Financings in medical technology are on an uptick for May 2011, even if the $107 million raised by the implantable defibrillator company Cameron Health is considered an anomaly. There remains…
We Need a Liberal Immigration Policy to Support Health Care Reform
Over the last decade, the United States has intentionally made itself less attractive to immigrants, forgetting that immigration has been a huge driver of the country’s economic success. In…
Small Business Coalition Launches National Anti-Reform Effort
As the GOP prepares to vote on Rep. Paul Ryan’s plans for the dismantling of Medicare, other smaller (but growing) coalitions continue to oppose the Obama admin’s preparations for reform.…
Whose Diet Is Best?
Consumer Reports …declared Jenny Craig the winner among several commercial weight-loss plans, beating out Slim-Fast, Weight Watchers, the Zone fast weight-loss plan, Dr. Dean Ornish’s “Eat More, Weigh Less” diet,…
Your daughter painted on the dining room wall….
Phone rang. ”Sit down”OK, I’m sitting.“Your daughter (MY daughter ) painted the dining room wall today”Me: “ok”Her : ” You’re not upset”Me: Nope… I have paint brushes and in 5…
Your daughter painted on the dining room wall….
Phone rang. ”Sit down”OK, I’m sitting.“Your daughter (MY daughter ) painted the dining room wall today”Me: “ok”Her : ” You’re not upset”Me: Nope… I have paint brushes and in 5…
New Telestroke Initiative Discussion Group Added
The Telestroke Initiative now has just initiated its discussion group for connecting, collaborating and communicating on issues related to telestroke systems and care. This is a public group and discussions are…
