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Confession of a Liberal

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE TRIGGER WARNING: Long read, Trump Reason #1: Feeling the Bust. I am a woman and I am an immigrant to this country. I am Jewish by birth and atheist by faith. I am fairly well educated, borderline socialist and straight Democratic...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2016 7:24 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

In Silico Medicine

By NICOLE VAN GRONIGEN Could computers develop the drugs of the future? The short answer: probably, but not yet. Computer simulation is a cornerstone in the development and optimization of “mission-critical” elements in industries ranging from aerospace...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2016 10:39 PM by THCB

Filed under: Clinical Trials, Uncategorized, Nicole Van Gronigen, Virtual Reactor, In Silico Medicine

Don Berwick: An Activist Takes the Reins at CMS

By BOB WACHTER While the health reform bill will have many effects, one of its most profound will be to unshackle the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Under the legislation, CMS is now far freer to undertake a... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 7:36 AM by The Health Care Blog

Are We Adequately Securing Personal Health Information?

By Brian Klepper and David Kibbe In a discussion about electronic health records (EHRs) a couple weeks ago, one of the Human Resource team members at a prospective client said, "I don't believe it's possible to secure electronic health data...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 6:51 PM by The Health Care Blog

Health 2.0 Europe, a fabulous end to Day 1

By Matthew Holt (posted early Weds 7th April, Paris time!) We had quite the fabulous time at Health 2.0 Europe Day 1. Other than my personal fouling up of the final presentation about Health 2.0 in Haiti, things went very... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 8:05 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt

Myths and Facts About Health Reform Part II

By MAGGIE MAHAR Lobbyists representing the many who profit from our $2.6 trillion health care industry spent millions in the war over healthcare reform. Yet National Journal Contributing Editor Eliza Newlin Carney suggests that “it's unclear whether...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 8:24 PM by The Health Care Blog

Reputation versus quality: U.S. News Hospital Ranking

By PAUL LEVY Each year, US News and World Report publishes its list of the top 50 hospitals in various specialties (example here). Now, an article has been published suggesting that one aspect of the methodology used by the magazine... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 4:31 AM by The Health Care Blog

Travel Ban Is Revealing—but Does Not Threaten American Medicine

BY JANE ORIENT, MD A 90-day ban on travel from seven countries has sparked tremendous outpourings of worry or outright opposition by some 33 medical organizations. “The community is reeling over the order, fearing that it will have devastating repercussions...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2017 7:11 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Don’t Get Too Distracted By the Smoke Coming Out of Washington

By CECI CONNOLLY Health care has risen to the top of the national agenda and Washington policymakers are once again debating how to affordably provide coverage and care for Americans. It is a discussion we welcome. But in the meantime, let’s not lose...

Published Thu, Feb 16 2017 8:59 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Definitive Guide to Repealing & Replacing Obamacare

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE “So how about it, Nash? You scared?” “Terrified… mortified… petrified… stupefied… by you.” (–A Beautiful Mind) Fear is now a sign that you are an intelligent, educated, open-minded and caring person....

Published Mon, Feb 20 2017 1:23 PM by THCB

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The Policymaker’s Guide to Options For Replacing the Cadillac Tax

By CRFB.org As policymakers debate repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Obamacare”), disagreement remains over how to address the ACA’s “Cadillac tax.” Rather than repealing the 40 percent tax on high...

Published Wed, Feb 22 2017 12:22 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Lifecycle Theory of Saving For Healthcare Needs

By DEVON HERRICK Republicans are bickering over whether to repeal the more costly provisions of Obamacare and allow greater flexibility into the health insurance marketplace. Republican lawmakers were shocked… SHOCKED, to discover net beneficiaries of...

Published Sun, Feb 26 2017 10:26 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Devon Herrick, Life Cycle Theory of Saving For Future Healthcare Needs

Finding Care Can Be Easy; Check Out The RWJF Choosing Care Challenge Finalists

By CHELSEA POLANIECKI PARTNER CONTENT How would you get to an unfamiliar destination without Google Maps, Waze, a GPS or even an old school map? Now how about your health care– how do you determine which road to take when you need local, reliable and...

Published Mon, Apr 24 2017 7:05 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Catalyst @ Health 2.0

The Return of the Angry Granny State

By CHARLES SILVER Texas should call itself The Granny State. That’s because it’s a nanny state in which the public officials who run the place have the values of a tea-totaling, Bible-thumping biddy who knows how God wants everyone to live and can’t resist...

Published Wed, Apr 26 2017 12:44 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Malpractice, Trump, Charles Silver, Texas

Nature vs Nurture

By, SAURABH JHA MD My wife chooses sides in the nature-versus-nurture war expeditiously. When our children are polite, she credits her nurture. When they’re rowdy, she blames my genes. But the nature-nurture war won’t be resolved anytime soon....

Published Sat, Apr 29 2017 10:49 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

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Confession of a Liberal

In Silico Medicine

Don Berwick: An Activist Takes the Reins at CMS

Are We Adequately Securing Personal Health Information?

Health 2.0 Europe, a fabulous end to Day 1

Myths and Facts About Health Reform Part II

Reputation versus quality: U.S. News Hospital Ranking

Travel Ban Is Revealing—but Does Not Threaten American Medicine

Don’t Get Too Distracted By the Smoke Coming Out of Washington

The Definitive Guide to Repealing & Replacing Obamacare

The Policymaker’s Guide to Options For Replacing the Cadillac Tax

The Lifecycle Theory of Saving For Healthcare Needs

Finding Care Can Be Easy; Check Out The RWJF Choosing Care Challenge Finalists

The Return of the Angry Granny State

Nature vs Nurture