I choose Thompson’s cartoon this week because it is such a stark contrast to the recent behavior of the most powerful health industry organizations. They once did seem to be a fortress unable to be penetrated. What about now? Leave a comment and tell me what you think.
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Humpday Humor
Posted in from The Hill, tagged health care reform, health reform on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Place at the Roundtable on Health Reform
Posted in from The Hill, tagged health care reform, health reform on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As Senator Max Baucus’s June deadline quickly approaches, events continue to emerge suggesting in this iteration of health care reform, all stakeholders want to make sure that they are included in the discussion, rather than refusing to negotiate as they did during the early nineties. So when the White House announced it’s receipt of a letter from the chairmen of Americas’ Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) proposing approximately $2 trillion savings over the next decade, I saw it as the latest maneuver to ensure a seat at the roundtable for health care reform. These six organizations pledge to adhere to evidence-based best practices and right-sizing the use of health system resources in accordance with several strategies already proposed by the administration. I was surprised to see SEIU join with the providers and payers of the health care industry. Yet, this is not the first union of seemingly unlikely organizations. Just last month PhRMA united with the consumer health group Families USA (an ideological adversary) to promote the expansion of Medicaid. With a newly planned lobbying and media campaign, the strategic partnership seeks new policy to cover more low-income families, provide income-adjusted subsidies for middle-class families and cap out-of-pocket expenditures for people with insurance. President of PhRMA, William Tauzin explained the strategy in this way, “We got a new team in town who could, I guess, pass what they wanted to…our job is to make sure that what they pass has as many elements of our principles in them as possible, and that means being at the table.” This, I believe explains it all.
Humpday Humor
Posted in Humpday Humor, tagged cartoon, health care reform, health care system, health reform, Obama, policy, political satire on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many stakeholders and special interest groups may become uneasy as the Administration makes progress towards reforming health care. Considering the current state of the system, can we really make things worse or is there nowhere to go but up? Leave me a comment and tell me what you think about this week’s satire feature.
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The Fierce Urgency of (Health Care) Now
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, health care reform, health care system, health insurance, health reform, Obama, policy on March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The “fierce urgency of now” is the concept that President Barack Obama used to explain why he would run for president. Yet it can also be used to characterize his motivation and the subsequent actions in the push to reform health care. With the new legislation, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 coverage for millions was protected or extended.
Obama Makes Giant Steps towards a Full Health Care Team
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, AIDS, DHHS, health care reform, health care system, health insurance, health reform, HRSA, Jeffrey Crowley, Kathleen Sebelius, Mary Wakefield, Nancy Ann DeParle, Obama, policy on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Health and the 44th Presidential Administration (Part III). In three nearly back-to-back announcements, President Obama is working prodigiously to fill his leadership roster for health care. Of course, the most newsworthy was his selection of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary-designate of the Department of Health and Human Services. The White House Office of Health Reform, however will be lead by Nancy Ann DeParle who headed up the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the Clinton administration.
SCHIP Is Signed into Law
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, health care reform, health care system, health insurance, health reform, policy on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, by a margin of 66 to 32 votes (including 9 Republicans), the Senate approved expansion and reauthorization of SCHIP and today, President Obama signed that bill into law. This legislation was resurrected and revised after two vetos by former President Bush and began making its way through the Congress once again scarcely [...]
The Travails of Tom Daschle
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, Daschle, DHHS, health care reform, health care system, health reform, Jeanne Lambrew, Lambrew, Obama on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Only time will tell as elements of health reform begin to make their way through the legislative process if there exist another health care champion with the political moxie to accomplish what the Clintons could not back in the 1990’s—reform America’s health care system.
Expansion of SCHIP is Approved by the House
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, health care system, health insurance, health reform, policy, SCHIP on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“In this moment of crisis, ensuring that every child in America has access to affordable health care is not just good economic policy, but a moral obligation we hold as parents and citizens,” Obama said.
Dear 44: Take a Pragmatic Approach
Posted in from The Hill, tagged health reform, Jeanne Lambrew, policy on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A primer of the health policy advice Dr. Jeanne Lambrew, the newly named Deputy Director of the White House Office of Health Reform has for the President-elect.
Health and the 44th Presidential Administration (Part I)
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, Daschle, DHHS, health care system, health reform, Lambrew, Obama, policy, transition on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last Thursday, in a press conference from Chicago, President-elect Obama’s announcement of former Senator Tom Daschle as designate for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was of little surprise. This has been speculated upon and anticipated for weeks since the election.
The announcement of more significance was the formation of the [...]
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A Minute of Health with CDC- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009On November 19, the American Cancer Society will sponsor the 2009 Great American Smokeout. This podcast discusses how quitting smoking is the single best way for smokers to protect their health and the health of their family and friends.
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- Law Seeks to Ban Misuse of Genetic Testing November 16, 2009The law would prohibit the use of genetic information in hiring decisions or in determining coverage.
- Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records November 16, 2009A new study shows that electronic health records have so far not improved health care quality or cost. The reason may be that the technology is not being fully exploited.
- Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform November 16, 2009
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- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009About 22 million Americans have become ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza in the past six months and 3,900 have died, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Study in D.C. looks at using HIV treatment to prevent AIDS November 13, 2009The National Institutes of Health and the D.C. Health Department are preparing to launch a study in the District with an ambitious goal: to determine whether aggressive treatment of every adult with HIV could eliminate AIDS.
- Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms November 15, 2009Nobody wants to spend a lot of time and energy -- and taxpayer money -- and end up where they started. But that's what could happen with one of the principal elements of health reform, the "exchange" or "gateway."
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009
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- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009The FDA may be cracking down on alcoholic energy drinks. But there's only so much the agency can do.
- Lilly Gets R&D Chief From Outside. Drugs to Follow? November 13, 2009The hiring is a sign that the Indianapolis drug maker wants to look beyond its own labs for new offerings even more than it's doing already.
- How Industry Spends $1 Billion a Year on Continuing Medical Ed. November 13, 2009Courses for doctors are big business.
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