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Archive for May, 2009

ASQ Presentation

These are the slides from my webinar today in addition to two videos that you will need to play separately.

The Congressional budget office "Options List"

The CBO has summarized more than 100 options related to Medicare, Medicaid and VA health affairs savings.

Washington Visit

I spent the day on Thursday, May 20th in Washington meeting with legislators.

What Accountable Care Organizations might look like

The following is the NRHI draft comments on accountable care organizations.

NRHI testimony to senate finance committee on delivery reform

The following is the testimony Harold Miller of NRHI gave to the senate finance committee.

Orszag Weighs In

The Whitehouse budget director weighs in on the healthcare debate. He gets it right except for a critical point.

The Federal Insurance Proposal

Released by the Senate finance committee last night,the various potential options for insurance reform. No mention of value anywhere.

Two Trillion dollars?

The WSJ reported this morning that "groups representing hospitals,health insurance companies,doctors and drug makers are joining"...to agree to reduce the growth of national health spending by 1.5% per year over the next ten years.

Senate Finance Committee Met Weds. April 29th

We don't know what happened at this meeting but the focus was on delivery system reform. The following is a synopsis of the delivery reform we need to be talking about.