Author Frequently asked questions. 525 items Posts navigation Newer 1 … 18 19 20 21 22 … 53 Older Tsung-Mei Cheng brings us lessons from Taiwan August 17, 2020 By Tsung-Mei Cheng New York Daily News, August 14, 2020 U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was in Taiwan this week for what was the highest-level meeting between the U.S. and Taiwan in decades. A focus of his trip was to highlight Taiwan’s success in combating COVID-19 and “cooperate with the U.S. to […] Quote of the Day Society of General Internal Medicine joins the cause August 14, 2020 Society of General Internal Medicine recommends U.S. implement universal health coverage, a sign of the medical profession’s growing support for Medicare-for-All reform Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) today applauded the Society of General Internal Medicine’s (SGIM) endorsement of Medicare-for-All reform. SGIM is an internal medical association representing more than 3,300 of the world’s […] Quote of the Day Trump’s expansion of short-term plans is criminal August 13, 2020 Committee on Energy and Commerce, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. Subcommittee on Health, Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Chair Diana DeGette U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Staff Report, June 2020 Executive Summary (excerpts) The Committee’s investigation finds that the Trump Administration’s policy of expanding these dangerous, unregulated plans presents a threat to […] Quote of the Day Rationale of the ‘Make Billionaires Pay Act’: It’s good for our health August 12, 2020 By Bernie Sanders The Guardian, August 11, 2020 We are in the middle of an extraordinary moment in American history: a public health crisis, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the existential threat of climate change and a president who is moving our country in an authoritarian direction. In the midst of all […] Quote of the Day Financial integration is not associated with better quality August 11, 2020 By Elliott S. Fisher, Stephen M. Shortell, A. James O’Malley, Taressa K. Fraze, Andrew Wood, Marisha Palm, Carrie H. Colla, Meredith B. Rosenthal, Hector P. Rodriguez, Valerie A. Lewis, Steven Woloshin, Nilay Shah, and Ellen Meara Health Affairs, August 2020 Abstract Health systems continue to grow in size. Financial integration—the ownership of hospitals or physician […] Quote of the Day John Geyman explains the ‘new normal’ we urgently need in health care August 10, 2020 Foundation of a ‘New Normal’ In U.S. Health Care By John Geyman, M.D. Note to the Reader: In his famous pamphlet, Common Sense, written for the people of the Thirteen Colonies in 1775-1776, Thomas Paine made a strong case – based on simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense – to gain independence from England. […] Quote of the Day WARNING: Elliott Fisher wants to switch from ACOs to PHOs August 7, 2020 By The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical Xpress, August 5, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the numerous weaknesses in the U.S. healthcare system. Millions have lost their health insurance and millions more can barely afford it. Racial, ethnic, economic, and geographic disparities in health are widening as death rates from COVID-19 rise. […] Quote of the Day The health insurers designed our financing system, and it works for them August 6, 2020 By Reed Abelson The New York Times, August 5, 2020 Some of the largest companies, including Anthem, Humana and UnitedHealth Group, are reporting second-quarter earnings that are double what they were a year ago. Anthem’s net income soared to $2.3 billion for the second quarter, from $1.1 billion in 2019, while UnitedHealth reported net earnings […] Quote of the Day Life expectancy is longer in states with more liberal policies August 5, 2020 By Jennifer Karas Montez, Jason Beckfield, Julene Kemp Cooney, Jacob M. Grumbach, Mark D. Hayward, Huseyin Zeyd Koytak, Steven H. Woolf, Anna Zajacova The Milbank Quarterly, August 4, 2020 Abstract Policy Points Changes in US state policies since the 1970s, particularly after 2010, have played an important role in the stagnation and recent decline in […] Quote of the Day CMS plans to cut Medicare payments by 10.6% August 4, 2020 CMS.gov, August 3, 2020 On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that announces and solicits public comments on proposed policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, on or after January 1, 2021. Since 1992, Medicare has […] Quote of the Day Posts navigation Newer 1 … 18 19 20 21 22 … 53 Older