Category Archives: Health Care Reform Legislation
March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010 > How to control the astronomical costs of treating chronic diseases is a modern economic and political problem. But when to limit treatment is an enduring literary one. read more
February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010 > A new report confirms that technological progress and innovation inherently nurture cost inflation. But Obama's health care reform proposal skirts this difficult problem. read more
February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010 > Financial incentives have been shown to improve some health-related behaviors, but not others, raising questions about the ability of workplace wellness programs to reduce health care costs. read more
February 10, 2010
February 10, 2010 > Verbal propaganda has created a schism between primary care physicians and specialists, and it is impeding solutions to the nation’s physician shortage. read more
February 3, 2010
February 3, 2010 > To extend health coverage to the uninsured, the nation must increase the number of primary care physicians. Both bills in Congress contain provisions for doing this, but they are unlikely to have much effect, and powerful forces are working against them. read more
January 29, 2010
January 29, 2010 > Running Medicare like a business, with a strong CEO and a tightly managed budget, could help it stay solvent. A provision in the Senate health care reform bill for an Independent Payment Advisory Board may provide the opening to make that happen. read more
January 22, 2010
January 22, 2010 > Seventy-six percent of Medicare spending is on patients with five or more chronic diseases. Here are the projected costs of seven of them. read more
January 13, 2010
January 13, 2010 > A provision in the Senate bill could cost individuals an extra $2,412 for not participating in workplace wellness programs --or an additional $6,688 for people with family coverage. Low-paid employees would be disproportionately affected. read more
January 8, 2010
January 8, 2010 > Is $300,000 too much to pay for cancer surgery? Not necessarily. Some less expensive widely used interventions, like statins for high cholesterol, may cost more to save a year of life. read more
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