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Privacy and Security and the Internet of Things

By DAVID HARLOW In the future, everything will be connected. That future is almost here. Over a year ago, the Federal Trade Commission held an Internet of Thingsworkshop and it has finally issued a report summarizing comments and recommendations that...

Published Tue, Feb 03 2015 8:46 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: HITECH, THCB, Privacy, Security, HIPAA, Internet of Things, Data minimization

Random Evil Policy Cancellations

By THCBist Suspicious in Michigan writes: I am really upset. Our ACA coverage was cancelled without my knowledge or permission. When I contacted the help line I was informed that I had cancelled the policy myself, which is ridiculous! During a conference...

Published Thu, Feb 05 2015 12:36 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, ACA Database, Cancellation

Does the ACA Actually Mandate Free Checkups?

By CHRISTIAN GLASON “Where in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) does it mandate that every health insurance policy must include a free annual checkup?” I posed this question to Al Lewis and Vik Khanna in the comments of their recent post entitled: The High...

Published Sun, Mar 08 2015 8:29 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, prevention, Wellness, Al Lewis, Vik Khanna, Check Up, Ezekial Emanuel

Livongo–update on the “new diabetes meter experience”

By MATTHEW HOLT I spent a day in Chicago last week and caught up with Stephanie Kowalski from Livongo. This is the company that has a very cool new blood glucose meter, with cloud communication, and a careteam and coaching function built in. The CEO is...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 4:40 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Glen Tullman, Stephanie Kowalski, livonogo

This isn’t what we meant when we said “Like Uber For Doctors”

DEPARTMENT OF WHAT? HAT TIP: Josh Gray Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 9:26 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Department of What?

King v. Burwell: Will the Supreme Court Save the Republican Party from Itself?

By GARY L. KAPLAN Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the most recent and pernicious attack on the Affordable Care Act – aka Obamacare. In the absence of a dysfunctional Congress, the case would be beneath the dignity of Court: it addresses...

Published Thu, Mar 12 2015 7:21 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Obamacare, GOP, Exchanges, SCOTUS, King v Burwell

Convergence and the Death of the Public Option

By Tim Greaney So maybe the two parties are coming together on health reform after all. Last night we learned that after days of “secret talks” among the “gang of ten” the Democrats have reached agreement to restructure their health... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 5:31 AM by The Health Care Blog

The one hundred-- a Boston Cancer Fundraiser

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center opened nominations for its annual gala honoring those who have stood out in the fight against cancer, the one hundred. Each year, one hundred people from all walks of life are... Read...

Published Sun, Dec 13 2009 2:23 PM by The Health Care Blog

Is it Unconstitutional to Mandate Health Insurance?

By MARK HALL Is it unconstitutional to mandate health insurance? It seems unprecedented to require citizens to purchase insurance simply because they live in the U.S. (rather than as a condition of driving a car or owning a business, for... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 14 2009 3:02 PM by The Health Care Blog

Health Reform as Theater: Let Me Down Easy

By MICHAEL L. MILLENSON For a Broadway stage, the set is simple and spare – a long, white leather couch, a handful of wooden tables and chairs. No ornamentation is needed; the stories being told on the stage are what... Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 16 2009 2:42 PM by The Health Care Blog

Senate Deal on Health Care Bill Done

By Matthew Holt As it's a work day for the Senate worth reporting here that Ben Nelson’s vote has been bought for more Medicaid spending for Nebraska and a complex formula for States to opt out of exchanges being able... Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 19 2009 11:11 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Policy/Politics, Policy

Why Health Care Reform Is So Difficult in the United States

By HUMPHREY TAYLOR, Chairman, the Harris Poll, Harris interactive Why is it so hard to change the American health care system? And so much easier to change other countries’ systems? I pondered this question recently while attending the Commonwealth Fund...

Published Tue, Dec 22 2009 9:52 AM by The Health Care Blog

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