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Individual Irresponsibility in the President's Healthcare Reform Plan
Philip Betbeze, Senior Editor-Leadership
One well-known saying in poker is that if you don't know who the sucker is at the table, it's probably you. The same could be said for healthcare reform. And after reading the president's agenda on healthcare this week (better late than never), the taxpayer is the clear sucker, but I don't want to take my analogy too far. There are others. [Read More] |
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February 26, 2010 |
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Mission Driven, Financially Strong
Why is it that in times of economic stress, some hospitals manage through with strength to spare while others fall? While it may be tempting to say that those hospitals that thrive have the best payer mix or the most profitable service lines, often the deciding factor is the leadership's commitment to core principles of sound financial management. In this free HealthLeaders Media Breakthroughs report, four leading hospital systems—Banner Health, Southwest General Health Center, The University of Kansas Hospital, and Parkland Health & Hospital System—share the lessons they have learned to help them identify cost-cutting measures that also add value to care efficiency, make strategic investments in areas under your control, and refocus on the fundamentals of financial discipline. [Read
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Michigan Blue Cross: Health Reform Villain or Health System Victim?
In this week of insurance company bashing by politicians, my colleague Joe Cantlupe looks at the case of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a company that made headlines recently for asking for a 56% increase in premium rates, ultimately settling for 22%—which is still crazy as all get out. But here's the story behind the story: As politicians clamored to make a villain of this company and its admittedly ridiculous premium increase request, they neglected to mention that the nonprofit BCBSM is the insurer of last resort in the state. It must insure anyone regardless of their medical histories, so why are we surprised that its costs are so high—especially in a state with record unemployment? Meanwhile, its competitors are free to reject anyone with a pre-existing condition. Clearly something's wrong. But let's not take the easy way out and say it's because BCBSM is greedy. [Read
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By March 1, hospitals will have access to non-physician practitioner information after the Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued changes to Section 1921 of the Social Security Act that requires state licensing agencies to report non-physician and non-dentist practitioners to the National Practitioner Data Bank for any adverse licensure actions. [Read
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This Week's Headlines
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House Approves Removing Insurers' Antitrust Exemption
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Audio Feature
CEOs Get the Cost Message Loud and Clear: Chris Jedrey, a partner with the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, discusses the setback on healthcare reform legislation and whether that will also set back health organizations' focus on cost and quality issues. Jedrey expects consolidation will come from cost and quality pressures regardless of whether reform is addressed legislatively. [Listen Now] |
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