I’ve studied heath policy and industry trends for 40 years. Since passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, I do not recall a week…
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation released a Request for Information (RFI) last week– “New Direction for the CMS Innovation Center.” It’s the latest chapter in the unfolding policy…
I have spent much of the past two weeks with Millennials—the 18 to 34-year old’s who are a third of the U.S. work force and a voice not readily heard…
“Affordable healthcare” might be the most over-used and confusing term used in public discourse these days. It’s akin to “quality of care” and “access” as phrases that mean something different…
Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee wrapped up hearings focused on stabilizing the individual insurance market leaving unresolved an issue that separates Dem’s and Rep’s on…
As I was deplaning from my United flight Friday night, the flight attendant dutifully thanked me and my fellow passengers for choosing United. Only the Tuesday prior, my United flight…
The physician-patient relationship is a bedrock of the U.S. health system. Strong relationships are associated with higher ratings for physicians and better outcomes for patients but there’s a catch. In…
I grew up in the pre-cable TV, social media era when our national and international news came from ABC, NBC or CBS and local from newspapers and radio. We trusted…
Last week, as a nation, we saw the best and worst of ourselves as images from Charlottesville seared our conscience. Casting blame is easy. Solving underlying problems is much harder….
The majority of employers plan to provide health benefits for their employees for the next few years despite forecasts of higher costs and uncertainty about what parts of the Affordable…
