Understanding the Politics Behind the “Craziness” of the ACA
Since the political conventions ended in early August I have been obsessed with the election. Things have changed so fast this week that I have had to revise this post since writing most of it last Friday. Friday was the day that the Washington Post released the...
How To Think About ACOs
Elliott Fisher first described the concept of the ACO in an article in Health Affairs in December 2006. As of January 2016 there were over 800 ACOs, but there is huge variation in form and execution of an idea that looked simple at the start. Since 2011 the number of...
Is It Time For ACA 2.0?
Back in April when we were not absolutely sure who the nominees for president would be. Michael Cohen wrote “Obamacare: an unheralded success” in the Boston Globe. He commented then that healthcare was not getting much discussion by Republicans beyond a flat out...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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