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Poor are Healthier with Medicaid. Enrolling patients in Medicaid increases their use…
Are For Profit Hospice Placing Profits Over People?
Some ethicists say that the goal of profitability of for profit hospice…
A Few Notes on Hospitals, and US Health Care Spending
What’s wrong with this headline: “Falls in hospitals are not preventable and…
A Marxist Turned Libertarian on The Health Train
In preparing for today’s journey on the Health Train my travels…
Employers as Doctors
Major employers across the country, eager to curb fast-rising healthcare costs, are…
Medicare Payments to Physicians – Proposed Rule for 2012
It's doc season again, that time of year when the sustainable growth…
Lawsuit Filed Against Quest Diagnostics for Overcharging
Andrew Baker was fired from a company that Quest purchased, Unilab, when…
Cheap Generic Drugs from Emerging Markets Risky
Poorly made medicines are a greater threat than counterfeit medications, according to…
Health Care Reform and Other Health Care Innovations – Regina Herzlinger Speaks From Harvard
I spoke with Harvard Business School professor Regina Herzlinger this week about…