Author Frequently asked questions. 528 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 53 Older Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’ May 28, 2020 By Arundhati Roy Financial Times, April 3, 2020 But unlike the flow of capital, this virus seeks proliferation, not profit, and has, therefore, inadvertently, to some extent, reversed the direction of the flow. It has mocked immigration controls, biometrics, digital surveillance and every other kind of data analytics, and struck hardest — thus far — […] Quote of the Day What is ‘integrated care’ and do we want it? May 27, 2020 By Gemma Hughes, Sara E. Shaw, Trisha Greenhalgh The Milbank Quarterly, May 20, 2020 Abstract Context: Integrated care is a broad concept, used to describe a connected set of clinical, organizational, and policy changes aimed at improving service efficiency, patient experience, and outcomes. Despite examples of successful integrated care systems, evidence for consistent and reproducible […] Quote of the Day Bailout funds go to the wealthiest hospitals May 26, 2020 By Jesse Drucker, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Sarah Kliff The New York Times, May 25, 2020 A multibillion-dollar institution in the Seattle area invests in hedge funds, runs a pair of venture capital funds and works with elite private equity firms like the Carlyle Group. But it is not just another deep-pocketed investor hunting for high […] Quote of the Day 2020 Milliman Medical Index, with a new twist May 22, 2020 By Chris Girod, Paul Houchens, Dave Liner, Andrew Naugle, Doug Norris, Scott Weltz Milliman Research Report, May 2020 Executive summary In 2020, the cost of healthcare for a hypothetical American family of four covered by an average employer-sponsored preferred provider organization (PPO) plan is $28,653, according to the Milliman Medical Index (MMI). Key findings of […] Quote of the Day COVID-19 vaccine as a ‘global public good’ May 21, 2020 By Sarah Wheaton POLITICO, May 18, 2020 China will treat a coronavirus vaccine developed there as a “global public good,” President Xi Jinping said Monday. China has some of the leading candidates in the global race for an immunization, with four already in human trials. While the practical implications of Xi’s commitment remain unclear, it’s […] Quote of the Day Tsung-Mei Cheng explains Taiwan’s single-payer lesson for America May 20, 2020 By Tsung-Mei Cheng Milken Institute Review, May 4, 2020 If Americans are somewhat familiar with any single-payer system, it’s the one in Canada. Here, I outline another single-payer system built almost from scratch more recently — and in a place that’s even more affluent than Canada: the island of Taiwan. Arguably the most startling aspect […] Quote of the Day Balanced budget requirements threaten Medicaid program May 19, 2020 By Jessie Hellmann The Hill, May 17, 2020 Governors facing huge budget shortfalls are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, even as millions of unemployed Americans flock to the health insurance program after losing their employer-based coverage. States that are buckling under declining revenues and increased Medicaid enrollment due to COVID-19 say they may have no choice […] Quote of the Day The Lancet: Fix the CDC by replacing the president May 18, 2020 The Lancet, Editorial, May 16, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in the USA with 1·3 million cases and an estimated death toll of 80 684 as of May 12. States that were initially the hardest hit, such as New York and New Jersey, have decelerated the rate of infections and deaths after the implementation […] Quote of the Day What should we do about the payer-provider disconnect? May 15, 2020 By Merrill Goozner Modern Healthcare, May 14, 2020 Call it the big disconnect. Thousands of healthcare provider groups face financial ruin. Tens of millions of Americans are losing insurance coverage. Yet private health insurers are doing just fine, thank you. So far, Congress has responded only to the provider crisis. Social distancing has cut hospital […] Quote of the Day Rich hospitals get government handouts May 14, 2020 KFF, Press Release, May 13, 2020 Hospitals that in normal times derive most of their revenue from patients with private insurance received more than twice as much federal coronavirus relief funding per bed than the hospitals that get the smallest share of private insurance money, finds a new KFF analysis of the first $50 billion […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 53 Older
