This article 1st appeared on September 20, 2010 in HHN Magazine online site. They are coming in fast under the radar, out of peripheral vision, in the magician’s other hand—and they will change everything. New ideas, surprising networks, stealth business models...
It’s coming back!The health care reform debate is only through the first round. In a few years, as early as 2013 or 2014, we are likely to see another round, with at least as much whacked-out drama as this one. But the cry will not be, “Bring back the good old days!”...
If competition the way it is structured at present actually drives the cost of health care up rather than down, what would bring lower costs? What provisions in a “health reform act” would actually drop costs in health care? Let’s leave aside for the moment all the...
Here’s a health care reform strategy that I have not heard anywhere else. Think about this:Why aren’t health plans more aggressive in promoting the long-term health of their members, like getting them to eat better, stop smoking, get a little exercise, and all that?...
In trying to think about the future of health care, thoughtful, intelligent people often ask, “Why can’t we just let the free market operate in health care? That would drive down costs and drive up quality.” They point to the successes of competition in other...
A reader asks: "If the current bill passes are my health insurance costs likely to go up, down, or remain about the same?"If the form that I believe most likely to pass actually passes (insurance reforms, individual mandate, weak or no public option or...
