Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?
JAMA recently published an interesting study that has not gotten as much attention or debate as it deserves. It is my hope that its impact will grow and that the insight that it offers will make a difference. The article “Health care spending in the United States and...
Did Secretary Azar Turn A Page in the History of Healthcare Reform?
In 1993 when the Republicans joined force with many in the healthcare industry to defeat the plans for universal coverage put forth by the Clintons, I said somewhat facetiously to some colleagues and friends that we would not get universal coverage and healthcare...
It’s Getting Harder Faster Than You Realize
In last week’s post, I tried to reconstruct the thinking of the Atrius Health management team in early 2008. At that time we were writing a new strategic plan to respond to the uncertain future of healthcare. Over the previous decade publications like To Err is Human...
The Patient Centered Value System
The Patient Centered Value System: Transforming Healthcare through Co-Design by Anthony M. DiGioia, MD and Eve Shapiro was recently published. The forward was written by Don Berwick. I had the honor of authoring the preface. It was fun to have a really good...
Mr. President, Please Read Chapter 6, “The Affordable Care Act in Hindsight”
In August 2015 I gave a talk on the history of the evolution of health insurance that was part of a seminar entitled “Practicing in the Era of Healthcare Reform.” I concluded my talk with a slide labeled “Persistent Problems.” I recently reviewed the presentation and...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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