Archive | January, 2010
Penny-wise and pound-foolish: how increasing payments for ambulatory care grows inpatient admissions

Penny-wise and pound-foolish: how increasing payments for ambulatory care grows inpatient admissions

Did you ever play the whac-a-mole game? As Wikipedia describes it, “A typical Whac-A-Mole machine consists of a large, waist-level cabinet with five holes in its top and a large, soft, black mallet. Each hole contains a single plastic mole and the machinery necessary to move it up and down. Once the game starts, the [...]

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Being Digital Doesn't Always Mean You're Young, Demographically Speaking

Being Digital Doesn't Always Mean You're Young, Demographically Speaking

Being younger demographically doesn’t mean you’re younger, digitally-speaking. Your Real Age isn’t your Digital Age, according to Wells Fargo‘s survey into Americans’ use of advanced tools for daily tasks. The categories of peoples’ digital maturity include: – Digital teens, who are people who are online but don’t use all tools at a ‘high level’ – [...]

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It's the jobs, stupid: that is, jobs that come with health insurance

It's the jobs, stupid: that is, jobs that come with health insurance

In 2010, health isn’t a top policy priority for Americans. Instead, the top 3 concerns are the economy, jobs and terrorism. At least 8 in 10 Americans cite these 3 areas at the top of their lists. Medicare, health care, and health insurance fall below Social Security and education, according to The Pew Research Center [...]

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Health and economic sustainability: a Bill Gates alert

If you have a blank check and could write it for whatever you wanted, what would it be? For Bill and Melinda Gates, life affords a rich opportunity to write a lot of blank checks. But for them, it’s not about the next Prada bag, Maserati or waterfront home: it’s about spending the next dollar [...]

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What do Americans want from health reform? Not much change, according to KFF's latest tracking poll

What do Americans want from health reform? Not much change, according to KFF's latest tracking poll

Ensuring that all Americans have health insurance has fallen below other more pressing health reform issues such as tax credits for small business, health insurance exchanges, and front-burner health insurance regulations like guaranteed issue and covering dependents to age 25. Kaiser Family Foundation’s (KFF) latest Health Tracking Poll demonstrates Americans’ continued divide on the major [...]

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