Category Archives: health policy
The President’s Day Edition of Health Wonk Review on Your Virtual Newsstand Now
David E. Williams is on top of the President’s Day Edition of Health Wonk Review. Click here to go to David’s Health Business Group blog for this special edition on your virtual newsstand today. I also want to add my … Continue reading
Fresh Prints: An All-New, Alt-Fax Edition of Health Wonk Review
Health Wonk Review for February 9, 2017 #alternative_facts Edition By Steve Anderson medicareresources.org Editor February 9, 2017 Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. – Billy Joel The title of Billy Joel’s hit song wouldn’t have been nearly … Continue reading
Health Wonk Review’s Inaugural Edition: Read It Here!
For our Health Wonk Review afficianados, here is this week’s blog aggregation in toto. Enjoy all Joe Paduda’s hard work, and those of the other contributors. Health Wonk Review’s Inauguration Edition by Joe Paduda of Health Care Matters Through election … Continue reading
Healthcare’s Future? Population Health and Information Technology
Many people are wondering if we are living in a post-ACA world. The uncertainty has pundits posturing all over the political map. No matter how the economy or politics turn, there are a few constants where people can have some … Continue reading
Puppies and Kittens Edition of Health Wonk Review
Hank Stern’s roundup of wonkery and punditry as the Health Wonk Review group looks at where things are going under a new administration in DC in this Puppies and Kittens edition of our beloved HWR. Here come da fuzz.
Healthcare Industry in an Age of Uncertainty
Uncertainty. The markets hate it. Established, successful businesses hate it. The markets are priced using certain assumptions, and successful businesses usually got that way under the current rules. So any disruption is a cause to pause. During that pause, some … Continue reading
A Post-Election Report from Pennsylvania: The ACA Factor?
The federal government promised health insurance companies that they’d be made whole by the feds if they had shortfalls while participating in ACA marketplaces. Many insurance companies have since found out all their money is not promptly forthcoming and their … Continue reading
The Baseball Lover’s Presidential Politics Edition of Health Wonk Review
In this week’s health policy roundup, Brad Wright posts Health Wonk Review: The Game 7 of Politics Edition at Wright on Health. His post skillfully ties two of America’s favorite and most contentious pastimes together: sports and politics. Something here for … Continue reading
Health Wonk Review Election Edition – Mama Says Eat Your Peas and Don’t Forget to Vote
Voting this presidential year feels a little like being forced to eat your peas; it’s the right thing to do but you have to hold your nose. An educated populace is the bedrock of a sober and productive small “d” … Continue reading
Peering into the Future of Health Insurance: Real-time Data and a Whole New Way to Look at Actuarial Science
“At Lemonade…their hope is to remake insurance as a social good, rather than a necessary evil.” – Dr. Peter H. Diamandis The structure of ObamaCare® requires people who don’t have health insurance to purchase it; if you can’t afford it, … Continue reading
