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Frederic GoldsteinApril 4, 2008
Physician Ranking Systems Going Mainstream With National Focus
Analysis of: Uniform Doctor Ratings Sought | online.wsj.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Doctor Rating systems are here to stay and will play a greater role in contracting and patient decision making. Those that seek to disbelieve or dismiss these efforts may find themselves on the wrong end of this debate.  Even physician groups such as the American College of Surgeons and the American...
April 1, 2008
Organized Hopitals and Physicians Win More Medicare & Medicaid Contracts
Analysis of: Health insurers take a dive on WellPoint's warning | www.marketwatch.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Regrettably, many physicians feel that dealing with dollars is less then fulfilling, especially in light of off-loading potential costs of defensive medicine.  The very turbulent times ahead will give employed groups of physicians a strategic advantage over individually fragmented doctors...
Ronald KiimaMarch 31, 2008
Bush Nominates Two Democrats to SEC: More of the Same is Likely
Analysis of: White House to Tap Two Dems to SEC | www.cfo.com
Author: Ronald Kiima, President , Kiima Incorporated
Will President Bush's recent nomination of two Democrats to the SEC make it more investor friendly?  Not likely!
Frederic GoldsteinMarch 31, 2008
Relationships Between Manufacturers and Physicians will be More Closely Scrutinized, not Just in Orthopedics
Analysis of: New Focus of Inquiry Into Bribes: Doctors | www.nytimes.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
This article discussed the Federal investigation into payments made by orthopedic implant manufacturers and physicians who use these products. While there are certainly appropriate consulting arrangements, these can be easily abused and there will be more investigations, not just in ortho...
Frederic GoldsteinMarch 31, 2008
Price Controls are Not the Solution to the Annual Increases in Pharmaceutical Costs
Analysis of: Rx Watchdog Report: Trends in Manufacturer Prices of Brand Name Prescription Drugs Used by Medicare Beneficiaries—2002-2007 | www.aarp.org
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
While pharmaceutical companies raised prices at a higher level than general inflation, implementing price controls is not the appropriate means to control drug spend.  More effort needs to be placed on clinical trials and the demonstration of efficacy and value prior to a products release. ...
Frederic GoldsteinMarch 31, 2008
Police Department Focuses on Getting Officers to Lose Weight
Analysis of: In Deep-Dish Pizza Land, a Thinner Blue Line | www.nytimes.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Naturally Police Departments are concerned about the weight of their officers, given the physical nature of the work for those on the beat, but this issue is beginning to be raised in the general employer arena.  For employers to be successful with this type of approach, they need to go beyond...
March 27, 2008
Industry Police Thyself - Or Else
Analysis of: Are rising credit card interchange fees hurting ATM usage? | www.atmmarketplace.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Hurting ATM usage, or not, by adjusting fees is the least of our problems. The problem is Washington and the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008.
March 25, 2008
Major Insurers Cant Keep Raising Prices with Employers Baulking
Analysis of: Health insurers take a dive on WellPoint's warning | www.marketwatch.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
    Ongoing healthcare inflation at 200-400%/yr of  CPI has surpassed the point where employers can easily compete with international products and services.  We are already seeing growth in Scheduled Medical Benefits, which are a poor substitute - but do substitute for...
March 24, 2008
Base Product in Baxter's Heparin Came from China!
Analysis of: Tainted Blood Drug to Face Import Tests | www.nytimes.com
Author: Joe Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Concepts & Innovations
1)  Baxter was producing 50% of the worlds heparin requirements, which provided short term anticoagulation for hemodialysis and various interventions for cardiovascular disease. 2)  The base product of heparin comes from porcine intestines. 3)  The base product of Baxter's heparin was...
March 24, 2008
Amgen Stock Set to Take a Fall!
Analysis of: Panel Seeks New Limits on Anemia Drugs | www.nytimes.com
Author: Joe Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Concepts & Innovations
1)  Amgen's and J&J's ESA products are going to continue to receive more black box warnings from the FDA. 2)  A federal Judge may force Amgen to accept a royalty from Roche, allowing their CERA ESA to come to market in the USA. 3)  Their is potential for more problems to arise,...

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