OP-ED COLUMNIST
Patients Are Not Consumers
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: April 21, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/opinion/22krugman.html?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB
Our Obsolete Approach to Medicaid
By SCOTT WALKER
Madison, Wis.WHAT does Medicaid have in common with “I Dream of Jeannie,” “Lost in Space” and “Get Smart”? They all made their debut in 1965. Although we enjoy watching reruns of these classics, the television networks have updated their programming. The federal government should do the same.In recent years Washington has taken an obsolete program, which covers health care for low-income Americans, and made it worse through restrictive rule-making that defies common sense. It is biased toward caring for people in nursing homes rather than in their own homes and neighborhoods. It lacks the flexibility to help patients who require some nursing services, but not round-the-clock care.As much as I dislike what Scott Walker stands for and what he's trying to do, I think he makes a number of very good points. How do we acknowledge that, and still achieve our broader objectives of a fairer and more humane health care system? - PC
The consolidation beat accellerates: - PC
2 big doctor groups may merge
Fallon Clinic-Atrius deal would cover nearly 1m patients
By Steven Syre
http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2011/04/22/two_of_massachusetts_largest_doctors_groups_in_merger_talks/
SCOT LEHIGH
From labor, a health care Trojan horse
Remember the health-care reform debate?
As a participant in the great health-care wars of 2010, it’s been — I don’t know: Amusing? Depressing? Annoying? Vindicating? — to watch Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget run over every principle or concern that Republicans considered so life-or-death a mere 400 days ago. A partial list:
By SCOTT WALKER
Madison, Wis.
WHAT does Medicaid have in common with “I Dream of Jeannie,” “Lost in Space” and “Get Smart”? They all made their debut in 1965. Although we enjoy watching reruns of these classics, the television networks have updated their programming. The federal government should do the same.
In recent years Washington has taken an obsolete program, which covers health care for low-income Americans, and made it worse through restrictive rule-making that defies common sense. It is biased toward caring for people in nursing homes rather than in their own homes and neighborhoods. It lacks the flexibility to help patients who require some nursing services, but not round-the-clock care.
As much as I dislike what Scott Walker stands for and what he's trying to do, I think he makes a number of very good points. How do we acknowledge that, and still achieve our broader objectives of a fairer and more humane health care system? - PC
The consolidation beat accellerates: - PC
2 big doctor groups may merge
Fallon Clinic-Atrius deal would cover nearly 1m patients
By Steven Syre
http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2011/04/22/two_of_massachusetts_largest_doctors_groups_in_merger_talks/
SCOT LEHIGH
From labor, a health care Trojan horse
Remember the health-care reform debate?
As a participant in the great health-care wars of 2010, it’s been — I don’t know: Amusing? Depressing? Annoying? Vindicating? — to watch Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget run over every principle or concern that Republicans considered so life-or-death a mere 400 days ago. A partial list:
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