Paying Doctors to Ignore Patients

by | Aug 25, 2008 | Learn

This opinion piece appeared recently in the New York Times: Paying Doctors to Ignore Patients By PETER B. BACH Published: July 24, 2008 THE longstanding push-pull between Medicare and Congress has erupted again. Last week, Congress, overriding a presidential veto,...

Seeing Red: The Growing Burden of Medical Bills and Debt

by | Aug 21, 2008 | Learn

The Commonwealth Fund has published their analysis of the impact of medical bills and accumulated medical debt. Here’s their overview of the publication: Analysis of the 2007 Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey finds the proportion of working-age...

Comparing Hospital Costs in Oregon

by | Aug 18, 2008 | Learn

The state of Oregon has made available to the public a comparison of the costs of some common health care procedures. Here’s the introductory blurb from the Oregon Health Policy and Research web site: Governor Kulongoski has made health care accessibility and...

Small Business is Latest Focus in Health Fight

by | Jul 14, 2008 | Learn

The New York Times recently reported on the 20 million (out of 47 million) unisured Americans who work for small businesses. Here as excerpt: As the number of people without health insurance continues to rise, many states and Congress have begun to focus on one of the...