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The Summer Lull Edition of Health Wonk Review

Posted on August 17, 2017 by admin

Summer of 2017 is fading quickly into the memory books, but some of the happenings on the healthcare scene will be with us to bemoan, analyze and reform for years to come. Now that’s summer fun that lasts! Let’s start … Continue reading →

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CBO Estimates How Many Will Flee ObamaCare if Given the Chance

Posted on June 28, 2017 by admin

Those who control the language, control the debate. Let’s look at the language surrounding the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Republican ACA alternative, AHCA, will result in about 22-23 million more uninsured over the next 10 years. The meme … Continue reading →

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Wow! Special DOUBLE Edition of Health Wonk Review – ACA and “Other”

Posted on June 23, 2017 by admin

Here it is…the FIRST EVER Double Edition of HWR. Part One is all ACA and Part Two is everything else you have come to expect from the Wonkers who wander through healthcare land. Enjoy. And comment below. We love hearin’ … Continue reading →

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CMS Meaningful Use Payments to Providers: Incentives or Sophie’s Choice?

Posted on June 19, 2017 by admin

Sophie’s Choice: You have to choose when there are no good options. Sophie’s Choice was an award-winning 1983 movie based on the William Styron novel about a Nazi concentration camp survivor who was forced to choose which of her two children to send … Continue reading →

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XPostFactoid Inaugural Hosting of Health Wonk Review: Get It Here

Posted on June 1, 2017 by admin

Welcome Andrew Sprung to the Health Wonk Review crew for his debut hosting effort. Click here to read his roundup in the Alternative Facts, Alternative Realities Edition of HWR. Enjoy!

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Healthcare Visionaries Lead the Way

Posted on May 31, 2017 by admin

Technology is moving much faster than the snail’s pace of government and regulation. It is an exciting time to be – not just in healthcare – but to be alive. I’ve been hanging around the virtual water cooler in healthcare … Continue reading →

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“I Will Build a Great Health Wonk Review”…And He Has!

Posted on May 18, 2017 by admin

Brag-a-docious much? Nah, not Jason Shafrin. Our humble Healthcare Economist touts his very biggest, very best, nobody-does-it-better edition of Health Wonk Review right here. Mightily nicely done, there, Mr. Shafrin!

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Health Wonk Review: Groundhog Zombie Goes Back to the Future

Posted on May 4, 2017 by admin

With a title like that, who is strong enough to resist clicking on this link to read more? I challenge the most susceptible among you to ignore this post! Julie Ferguson at Workers’ Comp Insider is our creative mistress of ceremonies … Continue reading →

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It’s That Time Again: Play Ball with Health Wonk Review

Posted on April 20, 2017 by admin

  Enjoy the Whos’ On First Edition with Brad Wright with Wright on Health. Here’s the link to all the facts.

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InsureBlog Hosts the Pre-Passover Edition of Health Wonk Review

Posted on April 6, 2017 by admin

        Yes, it is that time again! Oh, sure, the biweekly Health Wonk Review is on your newsstand today. But also, those religious rites of spring are right around the corner. So without further ado or comment … Continue reading →

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