I have a guest post up on Huffington Post in response to the recent Wall Street Journal editorial, "Obama's Health Cost Illusion."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kenneth-thorpe/disease-drives-demand_b_213230.html
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Guest Comment on National Journal Blog
Ken Thorpe responds to a post on the National Journal blog about fraud and abuse in Medicare: http://healthcare.nationaljournal.com/2009/05/policing-medicare-fraud-worth.php#1328994
May 21, 2009
First 100 Days: American Health and U.S. Health Spending
Tomorrow, President Obama will hit the 100-day milestone in his presidency. There’s no doubt that the President inherited some sizable problems when he arrived into office, especially in the realm of health care.
Here are some examples of what’s happened in his first 100 days to Americans’...
Apr 28, 2009
WSJ Editorial Questions Prevention and Disease Management
Today’s Wall Street Journal looked at the Massachusetts health care program, which they say "previews what President Obama, Max Baucus, Ted Kennedy and Pete Stark are cooking up for everyone else."
There are many lessons to be learned from the Massachusetts model, as with other state reform...
Mar 27, 2009
Obama Cites Health Care Costs as Biggest Driver of Deficit
In his address to the nation on Tuesday night, President Obama said that the best way for the U.S. to "bend the curve" on the national deficit is through reducing health care costs, citing prevention as one of the ways to achieve that goal.
Crafting effective solutions to increases in health...
Mar 26, 2009