Understanding “Ryancare”, the AHCA
With Paul Ryan’s launch of his “repeal and replace” bill , which he calls the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and I prefer to call “Ryancare,” he initiated a new phase of the healthcare debate. Finally, we are seeing the focused discussion of the complex issues of...
Thinking About ACOs Again For the First Time
I am proud to be a member of Whittier Street Health Centers Foundation Board and was delighted when our very able CEO, Frederica Williams, recently asked me to talk to the organization about ACOs at their Grand Rounds. Whittier Street is an exceptional example of a...
What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
Are you wondering what you and your practice or hospital should be doing while living in the ambiguity of “repeal and replace?” Focus on getting better. That is the short answer. With or without the ACA the challenge to create Care better than we’ve seen, health...
Population Health, Sustainability and The Triple Aim
Since the early nineties nothing has challenged physicians grounded in the traditional culture and practice of medicine more than the introduction of the “radical” concept of population health. One could argue that the Affordable Care Act is the legislative expression...
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...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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