November 2, 2009 - In a commentary on The Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, Bruce Vladeck writes that Washington finds itself caught up in the fog of hysteria, misinformation, anxiety and downright dishonesty that so often afflicts Medicare politics.
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November 2, 2009 - With so much attention being given to healthcare reform, Gail Wilensky writes in this commentary on The Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey findings, it's essential to remember the importance of reforming Medicare as well.
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July 27, 2009 - By making a few tweaks to the current health insurance system, we can get millions more Americans the health insurance coverage they need, reduce costs and provide higher-quality care, says U.S. Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX).
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July 27, 2009 - In a commentary on The Commonwealth Fund/Modern Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) outlines how key aspects of health reform legislation have roots in her home state.
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April 27, 2009 - U.S. health care costs are excessive, says Francis J. Crosson of the Kaiser Permanente Health Policy Institute. In the end, he says, the most effective policy solutions will be those that seek to change, in a positive way, the "microenvironment" within which physicians practice.
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April 27, 2009 - In this commentary on the Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey on slowing health care cost growth, Karen Ignagni says that identifying small reductions across all sectors will provide significant relief to individuals and businesses purchasing coverage, improve the solvency of the Medicare trust fund, and free up resources to finance reform, including coverage for all Americans.
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January 19, 2009 - In this commentary on the Modern Healthcare/Commonwealth Fund survey of health care opinion leaders, Tim Pawlenty discusses the importance of health care reform during a economic crisis.
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January 19, 2009 - In this commentary on the Modern Healthcare/Commonwealth Fund survey of health care opinion leaders, Max Baucus discusses efforts that must address cost, quality, and access in health reform.
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November 3, 2008 - In this commentary on the Modern Healthcare/Commonwealth Fund survey of health care opinion leaders, J. James Rohack discuss Medicare payment reform from the physician's perspective.
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November 3, 2008 - In a new commentary on The Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Opinion Leaders Survey, Glenn Hackbarth outlines steps for implementing payment reform in Medicare.
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July 21, 2008 - Pennsylvania is undergoing a demographic change that most other states will not see for another 10 to 15 years. Experts accurately refer to Pennsylvania as an aging commonwealth.
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July 21, 2008 - If our nation is to secure the health and quality of life of future generations of older Americans, long-term care must become a priority on the national health care agenda, says Carol Raphael of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
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April 21, 2008 - As the political debate over the nation's health care crisis becomes increasingly polarized, it is tempting to believe that there are only two mutually exclusive paths before us: greater government involvement in order to ensure "universal" coverage or dependence on market forces. But neither addresses the core challenge facing our health care system: providing quality and value.
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April 21, 2008 - In the last several years, the medical home concept has been aided by several key developments, along with the continued escalation of health care costs and a growing national chronic disease burden.
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January 28, 2008 - Candidates of both parties talk of the need to control health care costs, expand the focus on wellness and prevention, and modernize health information technology as they also talk of increased individual choice and responsibility for decision making, says Dallas Salisbury in a new commentary on the 2008 presidential candidates' health reform proposals.
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