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Why Health Reform is a Risky Business for Politicians: Even Winning Can Cost You at the Polls!
By JEFF GOLDSMITH In August 1989, Chicago Congressman Daniel Rostenkowski, then Chairman of the “powerful” House Ways and Means Committee, narrowly escaped an angry mob of seniors in his own district who attacked his car with umbrellas. His crime: eliminating...
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Thu, May 18 2017 5:16 PM
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Not Really Insurance: The Pre-Existing Condition Debate
By DAVID DRANOVE and CRAIG GARTHWAITE The recent debate over the potential repeal and replacement of the ACA, with the current focus on coverage for preexisting conditions, has drawn a great deal of attention to the concept of health insurance. While...
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Sat, May 06 2017 12:51 PM
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Jimmy Kimmel Left Out Some Important Stuff About Obamacare
By BRIAN JOONDEPH, MD Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, in a recent opening monologue, spoke tearfully of his newborn son Billy, born with a serious congenital heart defect. Heart defects in newborns, while uncommon, occur in 1 in 100 births. The more...
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Fri, May 05 2017 5:02 PM
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How Is This Medical Bill Possible?
By RICHARD WAGEMAN, MD Two recent hospital admissions and the medical record dictation records events, visits, and documentation of physical examinations that did not occur. Hospital stay 1 was for asthmatic bronchitis. Thru the ED I was admitted to a...
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Wed, May 10 2017 4:27 PM
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The Little Louisiana Purchase
By ROBERT PEARL, MD “Pigs get fat, but hogs get slaughtered,” the saying goes. And so may it prove to be true for the pharmaceutical industry. Three articles, all published recently, illustrate the greed and egregious pricing by certain drug...
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Fri, May 12 2017 9:47 AM
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Imagining a Doctor Shortage
By HANS DUEVEFELT, MD Now, I’m just a country doctor, but I have to say I find it very hard to understand why folks in this country on one hand keep talking about a doctor shortage in primary care and on the other hand keep piling sillywork on those of...
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Wed, May 10 2017 4:55 PM
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Is Health Privacy a Human Right?
By ADRIAN GROPPER, MD and DEBORAH PEEL, MD Health privacy sits at an uncomfortable junction between three interests: individual human rights, public / population health, and private business interests. There’s no obvious reason for these three interests...
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Fri, May 19 2017 1:08 PM
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Failure to Translate: Why Have Evidence-Based EHR Interventions Not Generalized?
By WILLIAM HERSH, MD The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased substantially in hospitals and clinician offices in large part due to the “meaningful use” program of the Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health...
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Thu, May 18 2017 3:40 PM
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10 Reasons why you MUST attend HxR 2017!
By JILL MERRIGAN We know there are plenty of healthcare conferences to choose from if you’re looking to get inspired. However, we strongly believe our conference really sets us apart when it comes to applying design and technology to improve health...
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Fri, May 19 2017 11:19 AM
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Design for Health Award Submission EXTENDED! Submit by Friday, May 19th at 11:59PM EST.
By JILL MERRIGAN We know improving health through design doesn’t happen overnight, so we decided to extend the submission date for the HxRefactored Design For Health Awards to Friday, May 19th at 11:59PM EST. Now you have one extra week to show...
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Fri, May 12 2017 9:44 AM
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The Mysterious Case of the HHS Secretary, the Reporter and the Pre-Existing Condition
By JIM PURCELL Did you realize that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) recently passed by the Congressional Republican majority will allow insurers to deny coverage for mental illness? Did you realize that the AHCA permits insurers to charge women more...
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Fri, May 12 2017 6:59 PM
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