June 22, 2018 7:33 pm Published by admin By Paul Pender MD Published on Linked-In June 22, 2018 Atul Gawande MD, a practicing surgeon and best-selling author, has been named CEO of the yet-to-be-formed health care plan envisioned by leaders of three of the most prominent companies in America: Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase & Co. Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie [...]
June 8, 2018 4:07 pm Published by admin By Paul Pender MD Published on Linked-In June 8, 2018 The President recently signed into law measures to extend the Veterans Choice program for health care, the VA Mission Act. The bill received bipartisan support but questions remain over funding. Supporters of the law claim that safeguards are built into the legislation so that veterans will [...]
May 23, 2018 4:07 pm Published by admin By Paul Pender MD Published on Linked-In May 23, 2018 The US House recently passed a measure that cleared the Senate allowing patients access to potentially promising drugs to treat life-threatening conditions. Yet the American Cancer Society Action Network opposes the bill. Why would there be resistance to offering patients the chance to use investigational drugs for [...]
May 15, 2018 4:07 pm Published by admin By Paul Pender MD Published on Linked-In May 15, 2018 See the speech given by HHS Secretary Azar to the World Health Conference in Washington, DC recently. https://www.healthcare-informatics.com/article/value-based-care/world-health-care-congress-hhs-secretary-alex-azar-maps-out-his-agency-s. As the American Academy of Ophthalmology puts it, the Feds are doubling down on value-based payment. Paying for outcomes, not just for sickness and procedures. Really? The focus on price transparency [...]
