Written by Dr. Leah Curtin
Caveat Emptor
Posted 8/25/2010 4:06:21 PM
Just in case any of you think that the insurance
companies might raise rates sky high under health reform, I thought you might
be interested in the following. The Obama administration has awarded 45 states
$1 million to help them rein in premium increases that have reached as high as
30% per year in some cases and doubled on average over the past 10 years. ...
Don't take out your hankies yet!
Posted 8/17/2010 10:12:43 AM
It is said that the famous English statesman Benjamin Disraeli countered his opponents’ claim that “Figures do not lie” with, “There are three kinds of lies lies, damned lies, and statistics”....
Wake up and smell the opportunities
Posted 8/6/2010 11:57:53 AM
When someone asked Edward Everett Hale, the first chaplain of the United
States Senate, if he prayed for the Senators, he said, “No sir. I look
at the Senators and pray for the public!...
Healthcare reform act: Who gets paid how for what
Posted 6/23/2010 5:00:23 PM
As healthcare
providers (including physicians and advanced
practice nurses [APNs]) evaluate healthcare reform’s various payment
options,
they need to assess the impact these changes will make on who
gets paid, how they
get paid, and how much they get paid
for doing which things....
Is behavioral economics applicable to health care?
Posted 6/4/2010 1:37:20 PM
I got into my car this morning and buckled my seat belt. Why? Well, for starters, if I hadn’t buckled it, my car would have irritated me with continual binging for several minutes....
Whats happening on the Hill?
Posted 6/2/2010 10:48:31 AM
I can’t think of a time when so many people in health care have watched so closely what’s happening on Capital Hill in regard to healthcare services. Here’s a short rundown, with more to follow. Below are the most immediate...
What healthcare reform might add to your wallet
Posted 5/3/2010 9:58:08 AM
As you can
probably tell
from the many blogs I have written, I support healthcare reform, even
though
I’ve had to struggle with how much it was changed from its original
intent....