Harold Miller has recently published a detailed description of ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) based on expert feedback. This article describes who can form an ACO,what an ACO does,and how it gets paid.It is based on feedback from many of the experts in the field. Unfortunately,it is not the best thinking yet. The missing link is […]
Sen. Baucus released a draft bill yesterday which we summarize in the key areas related to delivery reform. The full bill is included – Health Care Reform Mark Document FINAL This bill outlines the huge increase in federal bureaucracy, which will be required to administer this plan. I have lifted specific language around the […]
President Obama suggested he is willing to talk about compromises to the reform proposals.The article attached here describes what the Center would like him to focus on. The following article was delivered to a crowd of around one thousand people at the Fox Cities stadium last Tuesday night. The response was overwhelmingly positive probably due to the fact that […]
The September/October edition of Health Affairs is dubbed “Bending the Cost Curve in Health Spending”. There are many articles that focus on managing the cost of American medicine. One of those articles features the remarkable improvements that ThedaCare and others have achieved using the methodology of “lean”. This methodology which has been derived from manufacturing […]
This article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by John Torinus explains what many Wisconsin residents are concerned about regarding the present legislation pending in Congress. View Torinus article here: http://www.jsonline.com/business/55948507.html The Center believes health care reform is a non-partisan issue. There are a number of problems with the existing system which have been clearly pointed out on this […]
“On the Record” with Greta Van Susteren presented a show Friday August 21st which suggests that Washington should be learning from the results obtained at ThedaCare.
This article will be appearing in a number of newspapers and finance journals in the ensuing days authored by Dan Ariens, CEO of Ariens Co. and John Toussaint M.D. To read the article, click here – WSJopeddraft4
200,000 Preventable Deaths: It’s Time for Fundamental Change The Hearst Corporation news reports that an estimated 200,000 people will die from preventable medical mistakes this year is a sad and telling statement on the abundant waste and the thousands of errors in the current health care system. It’s time for everyone in healthcare and for […]
It’s hard to understand what is going on in Washington with a new report coming out daily regarding who is willing to compromise what. We need to stay really focused now on the facts and what is most important in health reform legislation. Fact #1: We spend close to 2.5 trillion dollars on health care in […]
The federalization of health benefits is unnecessary for most of us, including those of us in Wisconsin. Let’s make sure our legislators don’t strip the states of the power to manage real health reform. Here are the facts: Currently, 98 percent of Wisconsin residents who desire health insurance have access to it through the governor’s BadgerCare […]
