Expert analysis of the latest health reform issues
Are high-risk insurance pools the answer?
January 3, 2011 – Some Republicans are promising that government funding will make the problematic high-risk pools a viable long-term answer to pre-existing… Read more
2011 and the future of health reform
December 31, 2010 – It's hard to feel good about the way Congress finally passed those provisions into law. We're as disheartened about the way Congress… Read more
Health reform’s individual mandate
December 22, 2010 – Democrats have, so far, missed a great opportunity to sell the individual mandate by tapping into the Republican theme of personal… Read more
GOP shouldn’t undo Obamacare
November 3, 2010 – It doesn't take a political wizard to understand that health reform will hit a brick wall as a result of the election results. The brick… Read more
The data says, ‘physician, heal thyself
October 27, 2010 – When it comes to physicians and the way they're reimbursed by Medicare, there's plenty to debate – even among… Read more
GOP pollster to party: zip it
October 15, 2010 – Republicans are dreaming if they think voters will uniformly reject each and every one of the provisions of health reform that have already… Read more
Keep … uh … MY hands off my benefits
August 31, 2010 – It's just one more interesting twist in the never-ending health reform saga. On the one hand, a recent poll shows that public support for… Read more
Meet my mother, the death panel
August 4, 2010 – Mom's advanced care consultation felt nothing like any "death panel." If anything, it was a "life-affirming" panel. She was my advisor… Read more
CEO gives health insurance industry an "F"
August 3, 2010 – We know it’s stating the obvious to say that the health insurance industry was not pleased by the outcome of the battle over health… Read more
Just what the patient ordered?
July 23, 2010 – When you start talking about the recently passed health reform legislation, there’s a good chance you’re headed for an… Read more
A country with real death panels
July 16, 2010 – This story in The New York Times reminded us of the old saw about the guy who felt bad about not having shoes until he met a man with no… Read more
Administration promotes ACA via Web site
July 15, 2010 – Say what you will about the recently passed health reform legislation – good or bad – but you can’t say that its supporters are… Read more