Everything We Are Doing in Health Policy May Be Completely Wrong
A relatively obscure paper (gated) published in an academic journal the other…
PPACA Waivers: New Nonsense From John Sununu
For some reason the Boston Globe devotes its top slot on today’s…
Study: Medicaid Coverage ‘Substantially’ Improves Access to Care
How does obtaining health coverage (insurance) compare to not getting it at…
Long Waits Cost Canadians Millions
More than 825,000 Canadians were waiting for some type of treatment after…
HHS Serves Up Prevention ‘Lite’
In the 1993 film Groundhog Day, Bill Murray plays a TV weatherman…
Government as Doctor
U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled…
HHS Empowers Patients to ‘Share the Health’ as Part of Reform Messaging Effort
Getting the word out about all the preventive services available to Medicare…
Is There Too Much Screening for Heart Disease?
The number of these tests has increased significantly over the last 20…
Why Not the Best? Or, at Least, Why Not the Same?
The U.S. Medicaid program is likely paying far more than necessary for…
2011 Cost of Long-Term Care Study Releases Findings
John Hancock Financial (John Hancock) recently announced the results of its 2011…