How Much do Financial Incentives Matter to Physicians?
In this experiment, medical students were paid under fee-for-service and capitated payment…
Hospital Reporting of Surgical-Site Infection Rates
California hospitals are required to report surgical-site infection rates for 26 procedures…
The Time Bomb No One Is Talking About
While the United States spends much more per capita on health care…
Discretion is the Better Part of Health Care
To people in what I call the health policy establishment, the riddle…
Coaching Into Care Can Help Vets
Coaching Into Care works with family members or friends who become aware of…
Drug Co-Pay Cards: Can We All Just Get Along?
The editor of Drug Benefit News, Anthony Vecchione asserts (Copay Cards Could…
Medicare Pays to Treat Heart Patients Who Smoke, but Doesn’t Help Them Quit
Cardiac patients who continue to smoke face a risk of death that…
Is a Government Takeover of Health Care Underway?
The normally sage CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Drew Altman isn’t…
Vermont’s Bold Experiment: A Rebuttal
As commented on The Health Care BlogVermont's Bold Experiment As commented on…
