Essays on Employee Health Benefits and Other Health Care Topics, Hosted by Brian Klepper
Robert Laszewski
Posted 3/08/12 on Health Policy and Marketplace Review
I thought it was worth passing along the comments by Jim Tallon, president of New York’s United Hospital Fund, in a recent post.
Tallon reflected on an international meeting he attended with health care leaders from a number of industrial nations–“nations whose health care systems, indeed underlying philosophies, ranged from market orientation through hybrids to government authority:”
Patricia Salber
Posted 10/22/11 on The Doctor Weighs In
So, I just saw a Kevin Pho MD tweet flash by on my computer screen with the statement “Managed care is bad news for pregnant women.” I clicked on the link in the tweet and was taken to his blog site. Sure enough, there was an article with the title: “How managed care is bad news for pregnant women” written by Linda Burke-Galloway, an obstetrician-gynecologist and author of The Smart Mother’s Guide to a Better Pregnancy.
Having worked for managed care most of my life, I know a lot about the good, bad, and ugly of managed care. I am not an apologist for the industry, but neither am I a person who thinks the term “managed care” automatically connotes all things evil in health care. I am a member of a managed care plan and am quite happy.
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