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Fighting for Better Health Care: Beyond the government's simplistic battle
Recently, not for the first (or I am sure the last) time, I was berated by a cardiologist. This is what he said after I suggested in a...

How "Quality and Value" are double-speak for the lack of both: The bankruptcy of health c
In the era of health care reform, two words consistently are employed to describe the strategy being used to cut cost: quality and value....

Primary Care: The Bedrock of Health Care Reform
In previous blogs and in my book, we have discussed the value of primary care to the health care delivery system. Primary care...


Finding common ground in health care reform: How to replace the ACA
We are at a Rubicon moment in the battleground of health care reform. The ACA has expanded insurance coverage to millions of Americans,...

Washington Times Op-ed: Finding a new way forward starting with primary care
This week I had an op-ed published in the Washington Times. In it I argued that sensible reform of our health care system requires more...


Republican Medicare Mess: Hospitals reveal an ugly truth, will Paul Ryan listen?
What are Paul Ryan and Tom Price going to do when they wake up one morning and their simple plan to repeal Obama care turns into a...


What does Trump's victory mean for health care reform?
What does the Trump presidency mean to the cause of health care reform? How will his pledge to dismantle and then rebuild the Affordable...

Why Obamacare rate hikes mirror the same problems dragging down Medicare
This week the top story in RealClearHealth was an article I wrote about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare. The ACA has become...


A terrific article about the value of shared decision making using BRCTs
Today Kaiser Health News reporter Jay Hancock wrote a very illuminating and informative article about the BRCT concept. CLICK HERE to see...


The Politics of Medicare Part 3: An easy fix that no one wants to touch.
It is somewhat perplexing that as Medicare is draining our federal coffers, as we are spending almost a trillion dollars in wasted...
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