By Evan Falchuk
Judging by the angry reactions Congressional and administration officials are running into as they return to their districts to talk about health care reform, maybe it is.
But does it have to be?
Posts Tagged ‘Health Care Insurance’
Is Health Care the New Third Rail of American Politics?
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
I Thought We Were Trying to Save Money?
Friday, July 31st, 2009By Evan Falchuk
I thought everyone knew the major goal of health care reform is to control spending.
Then why are Democratic leaders proposing changes that would outlaw some of the most successful cost-savings programs in the country?
Why is Health Insurance So Expensive?
Friday, July 24th, 2009By Evan Falchuk
Gary Schwitzer links to a Business Week article that says health insurance is a very uncompetitive market. Schwitzer notes this hasn’t gotten much attention, and wonders if it is a reason why health insurance premiums keep going up.
It is – and it isn’t. As with most things in health care, there’s more to it than it seems.
How EMC Views Health Care and Employee Benefits
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009By Evan Falchuk
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Following my earlier webinar, I said I would be doing a series of Q&A’s with benefit executives from some of the country’s most innovative companies. The first one features the insights of Delia Vetter, Senior Director of Benefits of EMC Corporation. She shared her views on employee benefits, health care IT, and how an important company like EMC thinks about the hottest topics of the day.
I think you’ll find her thoughts very interesting.
When Politics and Health Care Meet
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Limited Benefits: Is the Government Really Here to Help?
Monday, July 13th, 2009By Evan Falchuk
The American health care system is so bad, even people who have health insurance go bankrupt.
The New York Times, searching for a poster child for this problem, uncovered other, more interesting questions.
Cadillac….or Edsel?
Saturday, July 4th, 2009By Evan Falchuk
The Boston Globe reports on a battle brewing in New Hampshire over the state’s health care plan for its employees. The story focuses on the possibility the plan might end up being taxed under the new reform legislation being debated in Washington.
But it begs the question: how much of our country’s health care expense burden is created by plans like the one employees of the state of New Hampshire enjoy?
Is Employer Based Health Care Doomed?
Sunday, June 28th, 2009By Evan Falchuk
A poll released last week was billed as showing that “Employer-Based Health Care ‘Not Sustainable’.”
But is it really true?
To answer, you have to realize that there isn’t a solitary system of “employer-based” health care. In fact there are at least three very different kinds. And while at least one is deeply troubled, the others are actually engines of innovation in health care cost and quality.
The Canadian Health Care System: Just Like Ours
Monday, May 11th, 2009By Evan Falchuk
Why paying for health care is so difficult:
a gigantic, complex raft of billing codes which are seemingly designed to haunt you in your sleep. With thousands of codes, and with frequent revisions to the fee schedule, it’s difficult to imagine a bureaucratic system. . . more challenging to decipher.
American health care? No, Canadian.
Some problems are inherent to health care, regardless of who pays for it.
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