Airlines and airline unions have largely worked together during the dramatic second year of the pandemic, but they have split over an industry effort to shorten isolation time for fully vaccinated crew members who experience breakthrough infections.
Category: Policy
The goal of health care is in peril
Introduction and background As an emergency department medical director and physician, a busy emergency department can be a thing of beauty to me. We work hard to set up systems that will provide the care our patients need. Despite our best efforts, al…
Why health care delivery is an exceptionally different industry: health system infrastructure and health system operations and execution
Second in a series. Please read part 1. The business of health care delivery differs markedly from other consumer and service industries in many ways. First and foremost, the economics differ. Specifically, the payers of medical care are often differen…
Building Back To Canadian Health Care?
Senate Democrats have delayed action on their multi-trillion-dollar Build Back Better Act until the New Year. If it passes, even more people will be dependent on the federal government for health coverage.
Key change are needed to make the No Surprises Act work as Congress intended
Physicians prioritize patient needs above all other considerations. To advance that mission, the AMA works tirelessly to improve access to quality, affordable health coverage for everyone, which includes protecting patients from the financial harm pose…
Why health care delivery is an exceptionally different industry: board of directors and CEOs
First in a series. The business of health care delivery differs markedly from other consumer and service industries in many ways. First and foremost, the economics differ. Specifically, the payers of medical care are often different from the customers,…
The bipartisan infrastructure deal is now law, but here’s what it forgets
In June 2021, the Biden administration announced bipartisan support for federal legislation to rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act seeks to revive highway, transit, rail, and public work syste…
Omicron Variant Panic: Another Excuse For Political Meddling?
Will political leaders and public health officials use Covid-19 variants to unnecessarily control our lives, hinder commerce and harm our health?
Here Are Some Remaining Holes In U.S. Pandemic Preparedness
Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter discusses the need for a better U.S. system to screen for travel-related illnesses and the pathogens stored in laboratory freezers, among other measures.
Fund this: Policies can fill medical funding gaps for all
Ellen DeGeneres is ending her popular TV talk show next year after 19 seasons. The need for the type of celebrity and crowdsourcing donations she is known for to assuage an individual’s health care needs to end as well. This accepted norm is gaslightin…
