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Medicare’s Penalties For Readmissions Work, Despite Flaws
When you come home from a hospital stay, the last thing you want to see is the inside of that hospital again. But one in six discharged patients in the U.S. are back in their jonnies in less than 30 days, a third of them in less than seven days, at a n…
HHS Secretary Azar’s Hospital Price Transparency Plan Is A Terrible Idea Whose Time Has Come
Last year, a man in Indianapolis went to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. After a series of uncomfortable tests, he was treated, discharged, readmitted and then discharged again. Still, his ordeal wasn’t over. The mail brought new forms of pain…
Ignored As An Election Issue, Deaths From Medical Errors Have Researchers Alarmed
We learned Tuesday that health care is a big concern for voters, with exit polling from CNN, NBC and other major outlets showing 40 percent of Americans picked health care as their most important issue.
As Employers Successfully Lower Health Costs, Senators Are Listening
The Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions recently held a hearing on the hot button topic of health care transparency. Increasing transparency is a bipartisan issue and requires participation from both employers and policymakers.
A Brilliant Selection For CEO: Here’s How Atul Gawande Wins Day One
Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase and Amazon just announced an inspired choice for CEO of their new health care nonprofit: Dr. Atul Gawande, Harvard professor, physician and all-around beloved national sage. Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapf…
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