The Best, Most Revealing Reporting on Our Healthcare System

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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By Blair Hickman and Cora Currier

ProPublica,  March 30, 2012, 1:44 pm

As we wait for the Supreme Court to issue its verdict on the health-care reform law  we rounded up some of the most revealing reporting on the issues.

They’re grouped roughly into articles on high costs and those on insurance.

Assesment

Link: http://www.propublica.org/article/top-muckreads-the-best-most-revealing-reporting-on-our-healthcare-system

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What Does Health Reform Mean to You?

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

A Health Reform Pamphlet from the NCPA

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The new health care legislation will impact every American. The National Center for Policy Analysis [NCPA] has created a new pamphlet, “What Does Health Reform Mean for You? It explains the new legislation’s major points in a succinct and unbiased way.

Content Overview

The contents of the pamphlet are reviewed below:

http://www.ncpa.org/healthreform/

Full Report

The full report is available here.

Link: What-Does-Health-Reform-Mean-for-You-A-Consumers-Guide

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Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals [Book Review]

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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How One Doctor’s Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out

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Improving health care is a priority for all Americans, but it’s a daunting subject.

New Book

In this new book, Dr. Peter Pronovost makes reform relatable, easy to understand, and inspiring. With opinions and anecdotal evidence from patients, health care professionals, and Dr. Pronovost’s own experience, as well as comprehensive research on medical procedures and policies, Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals shows how simple steps can fix our hospitals and improve patient care.

About the Authors

Peter Pronovost PhD, MD is a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as medical director for the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care.

Eric Vohr was formerly the assistant director of media relations at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and he teaches technical writing at Johns Hopkins.

Assessment

http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Patients-Smart-Hospitals-Checklist/dp/159463064X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266790932&sr=1-3

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How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way to Controlling Health Care

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

A Re-Post from Robert Reich; PhD

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The healthcare public option is dead, killed by a handful of senators from small states who are mostly bought off by Big Insurance and Big Pharma -or- intimidated by these industries’ deep pockets and power to run political ads against them.

Assessment

Some might say it’s no great loss at this point because the Senate bill Harry Reid came up with contained a public option available only to 4 million people, which would have been far too small to exert any competitive pressure on private insurers anyway.

Link: http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-few-private-health-insurers-are-on.html

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A Healthcare Reform Budget Deficit Opinion Poll

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Deficit Neutral, or Not [You Decide]

By Ann Miller; RN, MHA

[Executive Director]

President Barack H. Obama just promised not to sign any health reform legislation that increases the federal deficit. This promise recognizes the rising public concern about a fiscal trend that, if left unchecked, could leave us with $19 Trillion Dollars in federal debt within a decade.

Of course, without the pledge, given the current dismal economic climate, health reform would be dead-in-the-water.  

QUESTION: And so, is healthcare reform really deficit neutral?

Please VOTE:

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About Health CEOs for Healthcare Reform

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

A Coalition from the New America Foundation

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Many pundits posit that real health reform will entail quality, affordable coverage for all Americans and a restructured health care delivery system. And, a growing number of health industry leaders understand they must reorganize their business models to realize these goals.

Health CEOs for Reform

Recognizing that business as usual is no longer a sustainable model in health care, a diverse coalition of six CEOs from across the health care sector have come together to form Health CEOs for Health Reform [HC4HR]. The coalition, facilitated by the New America Foundation, brings together health industry leaders with a unique willingness to transform their business models to create a more sustainable health system.

Guiding Principles

According the its website, the group’s members are committed to moving past broad policy concepts toward detailed blueprints that reconcile the legislative goals and principles of lawmakers with the operational realities of our health care system. The coalition is built on the following three principles:

 

  1. Health reform is an urgent priority for our nation and should not be postponed.
  2. Meaningful health reform entails quality, affordable health coverage for all and delivery system reform. This will require all stakeholders to move away from “business as usual.”
  3. A more sustainable health system will require all health care stakeholders to offer and accept changes to their business models as part of a catalytic package that will better serve everyone.

Assessment

The CEOs announced the formation of HC4HR in an event at the National Press Club. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] provided a Congressional keynote for the event, stressing the importance of health reform in our national agenda and applauding the leadership shown by HC4HR.

Link: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/ceos_health_reform

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