The August recess is over, however, the debate on health care reform rages on. In addition to the lengthy House bill put forth last spring, last week Senator Baucus submitted a comprehensive Senate bill proposing significant changes to the delivery of health care by health care providers, its financing, and additional means by which health… Continue reading Back to School: New Health Care Curriculum?

It’s difficult to imagine that health care reform is on vacation. The future of the public plan, employer sponsored health insurance, and Medicare overhaul are just a few of the many issues that are front and center in the media. Although we read and hear that overall Congress is making progress towards a new health… Continue reading August Recess: Is My Health Care On Vacation?

Most individuals are familiar with H1N1, although there are some who only know it as swine flu.  Are flu vaccinations covered by health insurance today and will they be tomorrow? What constitutes health care reform and its impact on the 250 million insured Americans remains a mystery to most. President Obama has placed it as… Continue reading Does Health Care Reform Include H1N1 Testing?

Health care reform is front page news in all major newspapers around the country. There are several bills under consideration in Washington: Republican, Democratic and Bipartisan. That said, agreement of the proposed public plan is unlikely in the near term, and concepts such as a health insurance cooperative, state run Gateway, and other alternatives for… Continue reading Take My Quiz: Your Health Care Vocabulary

Last week, President Obama met with the Council of Economic Advisors to review their analysis of the economic impacts of health care reform. With health care expenditures at 18% of GDP and estimates projecting them to be at 34% of GDP by 2040, slowing the cost growth is essential to the well being of health… Continue reading Your Health Care: What IS Covered?

Health Care Reform is certainly a 2009 item: just how much reform is unclear and who it will impact even more so. That said, however, President Obama announced that we will see some legislation by July 31st, enabling the uninsured a viable means by which to purchase health insurance. On May 11th, I met with members… Continue reading Health Care Reform: 2009 and Beyond

As you know, health care reform is among the top agenda items for President Obama, and many industry experts believe that some level of reform will be in place by year end. This week, I attended a two day conference sponsored by the Healthcare Industry Networks of Harvard Business School and YPO/WPO in Washington DC.… Continue reading Health Reform at the Intersection of Government and Markets