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Why Are Medicaid Visits Falling In Non-Expansion States?

By THCB Bot Josh Gray’s post above triggered a nice Twitter exchange between @ddiamond and @Neoavatara. Interesting: Medicaid patients' visits to the doctor actually ↓ in non-expansion states. http://t.co/7wUMUiQsMf pic.twitter.com/cMNjyJkqbY...

Published Wed, May 13 2015 1:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

The “21st Century Cures” Draft Bill: A Step Away From Transparency

By NIAM YARAGHI There is optimism that Congress will soon pass the 21st Century Cures bill. The draft bill proposed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee aims to foster medical innovation by streamlining the FDA regulatory process and increasing...

Published Mon, May 18 2015 7:39 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Physicians, FDA, CMS, Innovation, Niam Yaraghi, Continuing Medical Education

Tough day for Wellpoint

By Matthew Holt Following my cynicism about the Braly WSJ interview, not only have they been called out by the Secretary of HHS, but now they’re really in trouble. The Mommybloggers are after them… Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 08 2010 11:03 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Health Plans

Massachusetts’ Problem and Maryland’s Solution

By MAGGIE MAHAR While health care reformers argue about what it would take to “break the curve” of health care inflation, the state of Maryland has done it, at least when it comes to hospital spending. In 1977, Maryland decided... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 09 2010 9:05 PM by The Health Care Blog

A new campaign against childhood obesity

By Matthew Holt There are intractable long-term problems and then there's America's waistlines. And in particular there's the issue of childhood obesity. I shudder to think what we can do about it, and recently interviewed Alan Greene on the...

Published Fri, Feb 12 2010 1:43 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Patients, Consumers

Who does PhRMA need next? Robin Strongin thinks she knows

By Matthew Holt I met Billy Tauzin last summer in Aspen and you couldn’t help but love the guy. He had that amazing Louisiana charm, and was helping PhRMA walk a tightrope between being the bad guys, and giving away... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 13 2010 8:45 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Pharma

Pioneer ACOs: Anatomy Of A ‘Victory’

By JEFF GOLDSMITH and NATHAN KAUFMAN On May 4, 2015 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Burwell announced that the Pioneer ACO program had saved the federal government $384 million and improved quality in its first two years and would...

Published Mon, Jun 22 2015 6:40 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Uncategorized

The President’s Proposal

By MAGGIE MAHAR You might be wondering why I haven’t written about the President’s Health care bill. The reason is that I have very little to say. This, I realize, is unusual. But the truth is that the president’s proposal... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 6:28 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Obama, Maggie Mahar

Bentley & Stanton: Two UK docs talk about Health 2.0

By Matthew Holt Last week in London I met with two of the brightest lights in the UK's community of physicians looking at Health 2.0. Annabel Bentley is the medical director and head of informatics at Bupa, the UK-based non-profit... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 8:22 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Health Plans, e-patients, International

More of the Same, Only More Expensive

By SARAH PALIN The President has wrestled control of the health care debate away from Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid by finally introducing his own plan. Unfortunately, the White House’s proposal includes everything we found untenable about the old Senate...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 10:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Sarah Palin

Paris, Here We <s>Come</s> Are

By Matthew Holt For those of you just getting up on Friday, here's a little taste of the atmosphere we're drinking in for the upcoming Health 2.0 Europe conference. And yes, we have been working hard here too! Health 2.0... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 26 2010 6:36 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0

After the Failure of Reform

By BRIAN KLEPPER AND DAVID C. KIBBE The stalemate in the bi-partisan health care summit was cast the moment it was announced. Republicans demanded that the reform process start anew, and Mr. Obama insisted on the Senate bill as the... Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 7:56 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, Reform, Policy/Politics

Calendar: Powering Medical Research With Data: The Research Analytics Adoption Model

By HEALTH CATALYST TODAY JULY 22/ 1 PM EST Analytics are becoming imperative to researchers in recruiting patients into studies, making breakthrough discoveries, as well as monitoring the clinical implementation of these discoveries. This webinar will...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2015 7:46 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Death By Meeting

By JEFF GOLDSMITH It comes as no news flash that the baby boomers in health care leadership are starting to retire. I believe the generational transition in health care managers will bring profound changes. Specifically, it will bring a marked quickening...

Published Sun, Jul 26 2015 12:03 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Jeff Goldsmith, cyberslacking

Getting (to the Value) of Value In Health Care

By SUSAN DENTZER How would you judge the value of your health care? A longstanding definition of treatment holds that value is the health outcomes achieved for the dollars spent. Yet behind that seemingly simple formula lies much complexity. Think about...

Published Fri, Sep 11 2015 8:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Physicians, Value, PCORI, value-based care, Theranos, Robert Wood Johnson

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