I read a superb commentary in STAT, “Value-based payment has produced little value. It needs a time-out,” that reviews the failures of “value-based care” and the failure of its promoters to acknowledge those failures. Ideas conc…
Category: Policy
Dems’ Reconciliation Package Obscures Obamacare’s Failures With Taxpayer Cash
Democrats have shown they will use any crisis to cover up Obamacare’s failures and protect their electoral fortunes.
Melting the iron triangle: prioritizing health equity in dynamic, innovative health care landscapes
As a master of health administration (MHA) student completing my administrative residency in the health technology industry, I chose to dedicate my capstone project to a topic positioned at the intersection of what I had learned in graduate school and …
Facebook Gave Nebraska Cops A Teen’s DMs So They Could Prosecute Her For Having An Abortion
A Nebraska teenager is facing criminal charges alleging she aborted a fetus in violation of state law, after authorities obtained her Facebook messages using a search warrant.
The great resignation can be stopped. Here’s how.
The 2022 Top States for Business designation has higher stakes than ever, as companies compete for top talent while balancing inflation, supply chain issues, and other ongoing pandemic side effects. However, the solution to employee recruitment and ret…
CMS Medicare fee cuts: The altruism of physicians is used against them
It’s hard to concisely put into words how frustrated physicians are right now. How many other professional groups out there have to fight to not have their compensation cut multiple times a year? Recently, CMS released its proposed physician fee …
Make your health insurance broker a translator, not a shopper
In the unending ocean of choice and complexity of medical insurance, sailing your own ship is harder than it looks. Especially when you get a new job, age into Medicare, or turn 26 and thus can’t stay on your parent’s coverage. Every ship c…
A Birthday Wish For Medicare And Medicaid: Less Waste And Better Care
For almost six decades, Medicare and Medicaid have grown increasingly costly and expansive while delivering subpar care to beneficiaries.
Gun violence is our society’s disease
About a month ago, I had just finished hospital rounds when I heard “code active threat” on the overhead intercom. Thinking it was a drill, I continued typing patient notes until I heard a more urgent: “Please barricade in place or, i…
How our sickest patients mirror the political divisions of our country
I was on service as the attending physician recently, and it struck me how closely our sickest patients in the intensive care setting mirror the political mires of our country. Usually, when I’m on service, it’s an all-consuming matter, wit…
