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Health Care Reform: HHS Beacon Program

by francine 07.21.2010

President Obama’s HiTech Act, enacted right after he took office, should produce a major transformation in American health care when it gets going. Along with the health care reform legislation that was dragged kicking and screaming through Congress last spring, the Act could put the planets in alignment for real change in the way care [...]

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The Lost Art of Diagnosis

by francine 04.29.2010

At lunch yesterday, I was the guest of a group that contained several retired physicians. We listened to a talk by a board member from a large non-profit local hospital system. The speaker, knowledgeable and well-prepared, talked about the cost drivers of health care in America, which he listed as an over-reliance on technology, the [...]

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What’s Missing From Health Care Reform

by francine 03.26.2010

Now that Nancy Pelosi has her place in history and perhaps the pool table she wants for her birthday, it’s time to sit down and take stock of what we did and didn’t do by passing health care reform.  Here’s what I think we did, besides scaring the spit out of half the country: 1) [...]

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Health Care Summit Summary

by Karoli 02.25.2010

Here’s my take on the health care summit: Underneath the talking points, there was a theme from the Republicans: We do not want people with pre-existing conditions to be covered. They had to admit that in public. If you weren’t listening, I’ll try and find you the exact point where it came through loud and [...]

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