Anti-Trust Waiver for ACOs
Physicians have long been terrified of anti-trust laws. Their professional associations,…
Why Is There a Problem with Health Care Quality?
A version of what follows appeared at the Health Affairs Blog and…
Electronic Medical Records: Should the SEC Track the Brokerage Accounts of Hospital Clerks?
Study after study suggests that mandatory electronic medical records will raise health…
Paying People Not to Work
Let’s say a disabled beneficiary goes back to work part-time, and earns…
Plan for the Unexpected – Have a Flexible Retirement Plan
The Met Life Mature Market Institute and the Scripps Gerontology Center recently…
Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy Market Growth
The market for tissue engineering and cell therapy products is set to…
Why ACOs Might Not Make an Impact (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Avalere Health’s…
Three Aims of CMS & Well-Managed Healthcare Organizations
David Sayen, Region IX CMS Administrator, came to Ventura last week and…
Bureaucrats vs. Entrepreneurs
I used to think the biggest obstacle to getting agreement about health…
Medicare Data Access Provides Payment Transparency
It’s got bipartisan support, and it would call for transparency the amount…