Topics Quote of the Day Short Definition Definition goes here. 499 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 50 Older COVID-19 crisis comes with financial toxicity June 12, 2020 Post By Adam W. Gaffney MD, MPH, Laura Hawks MD, David H. Bor MD, Steffie Woolhandler MD, MPH, David U. Himmelstein MD & Danny McCormick MD Journal of General Internal Medicine, June 10, 2020 We analyzed a nationally representative survey to identify individuals at elevated risk for severe COVID-19 and, among these, those at high risk […] Quote of the Day Diagnosing and treating systemic racism June 11, 2020 Post By Michele K. Evans, M.D., Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D., Debra Malina, Ph.D., Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D., and Eric J. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. The New England Journal of Medicine, June 10, 2020 The role of the physician in times of social injustice and societal distress is difficult to navigate. Since the importation of enslaved Africans as chattel to […] Quote of the Day COVID-19 and Health Financing: Perils and Possibilities June 10, 2020 Post By Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler International Journal of Health Services, June 9, 2020 Abstract While the COVID-19 pandemic presents every nation with challenges, the United States’ underfunded public health infrastructure, fragmented medical care system, and inadequate social protections impose particular impediments to mitigating and managing the outbreak. Years of inadequate funding of […] Quote of the Day Health policy trade-offs: keep good, dump bad June 9, 2020 Post By Linda J. Blumberg Urban Institute, June 2020 Exploring the Five Core Questions Necessary to Evaluate the Trade-Offs Inherent in a Health Reform Proposal Evaluating the trade-offs inherent in the answers to each of the five core questions below is critical to understanding the philosophical underpinnings and general implications of health reform proposals. How broadly […] Quote of the Day Hospital CEOs paid millions while many workers furloughed June 8, 2020 Post By Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Jesse Drucker and David Enrich The New York Times, June 8, 2020 The New York Times analyzed tax and securities filings by 60 of the country’s largest hospital chains, which have received a total of more than $15 billion in emergency funds through the economic stimulus package in the federal CARES Act. […] Quote of the Day Oliver Wyman’s four economic scenarios for health care in 2030 June 5, 2020 Post By Fritz Heese and David Fries Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman, Accessed June 5, 2020 There are a few claims we’re making (with confidence!) about healthcare’s future. We predict healthcare’s migration to value will continue. Margin pressure and intense competitive pressure will push efficiency among incumbents (like automating and transitioning care to lower acuity environments). […] Quote of the Day Challenging inequality through the ‘civil rights of health’ June 4, 2020 Post By Angela P. Harris and Aysha Pamukcu Law and Political Economy, June 4, 2020 “We’re all in this together” has become a familiar call for strengthening our sense of community and social responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this phrase can obscure deep social inequities, this recognition of our interdependence presents an opportunity to connect […] Quote of the Day ACOs are shifting the workforce to non-physician practitioners June 3, 2020 Post By David J. Nyweide, Woolton Lee, and Carrie H. Colla Health Affairs, June 2020 Abstract Both the number and the size of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program have been increasing. The number of ACOs rose from 220 in 2013 to 548 in 2018, while the average number of participating clinicians […] Quote of the Day China’s delay, WHO’s frustration, and US’s abdication June 2, 2020 Post By The Associated Press AP, June 2, 2020 Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately,” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and […] Quote of the Day AMA statement on Trump severing ties with WHO June 1, 2020 Post By Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A. President, American Medical Association AMA, May 29, 2020 “In the grip of a global pandemic that has already killed more than 100,000 Americans, severing ties with the World Health Organization (WHO) serves no logical purpose and makes finding a way out of this public health crisis dramatically more challenging. […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 50 Older More questions about this topic?Chat with our Ai Bot!
