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Is Michael Moore Right About US and Foreign Healthcare Models?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by JDinger Jul. 12, 2007.
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- Hometown:
- Nashville, TN
- Current Relationship to Health Care
- Other
- About Me:
- Senior Director for Nashville-based Healthcare Cost Containment & Consulting Firm working with Blues Plans and State Medicaid programs.
- What would you like to change about the health care system today?
- For starts...let's focus on collaboration, prevention, and compassion . 1)We need to move towards having Providers and Payers work in collaboration- to eliminate the administrative waste that drives 30%+ of the $2T cost of healthcare and also improve the patient experience. 2)We need to create benefits and incentive structures that support wellness and prevention- where Doctors, Patients, and Insurers are aligned to achieve this higher goal. 3) We need to do better with delivering healthcare to the poor - to act on our compassion by expanding access, inspiring healthy living, and exploring how community faith-based clinics fit with government programs.
- What would you like to get from the Health Care 2.0 Community?
- For this specific season, I'd like to see the participants engage in a political conversation about how each party and candidate helps/hurts the healthcare crisis. Generally, I hope to be learning what others think about the biggest problems and solutions for healthcare. Also, it will be a great sounding board for asking questions and testing ideas.
- How do you stay informed about health care issues?
- Google News customized topics pushes real-time news about the healthcare topics I'm interested in, Attending Conferences, Healthcare 2.0. The best way is to go to lunch with friends in healthcare and ask 100 questions - and learn everything you can from people smarter than yourself.
- Favorite way to spend your free time:
- Reading, Playing with my 2 boys, Watching or Tossing Football, Oil Painting
- Favorite Music:
- Jonatha Brooke, U2, John Mayer, Paul Alan, Nat King Cole, Train, Switchfoot
- Favorite TV Show:
- LOST, MNF, The Office, What Not To Wear
JUST IN! US Healthcare State by State - Vermont on Top, Mississippi on Bottom
The Health of the Nation: State By State
Vermont's on top and Mississippi's on the bottom of the United Health Foundation rankings. What factors were considered?
Minnesota residents drink too much, but they have a low premature death rate. Mississippians don't overindulge, but only a fifth of the population has health insurance. And Vermont seems to be under a lucky star—few uninsured residents, a very low rate of infectious diseases, and a low premature death rate.
The UHF said that Americans' overall health has declined by 0.3% as measured by key health indicators, despite progress made in several areas such as reduced cancer rates. It cited factors such as obesity, an increasing number of uninsured people, and the "persistence of risky health behaviors such as tobacco use and binge drinking." Galland is an editor at BusinessWeek Online .
Dan Simpson's Blog
4 Perspectives on the Candidate's Healthcare Plans
Posted on October 1, 2007 at 2:16pm —
What if Providers were paid for Quality Outcomes vs. Volume? P4P Outcome Based Healthcare Yields $69M to CA Doctors
Posted on August 29, 2007 at 10:25am —
Giuliani's free-market cure for US healthcare system
Posted on August 3, 2007 at 2:12pm — 1 Comment
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