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Posted November 8, 2007
Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support
Analysis of: Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Expanding healthcare to the uninsured via the vehicle of private insurance will only increase costs without increases in efficiency.  Candidates are beholden to special interests and therefore propose bandaid approaches to health insurance reform without getting at the root of the problem. ...
Posted November 8, 2007
Bush vetoes bill on children's health care
Analysis of: Bush vetoes bill on children's health care | www.reuters.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
    Public policy is clearly moving towards more transparency of medical cost and outcomes. All the leading democratic candidates say that national health care is part of their agenda. Bush has relented from his veto position, and is considering lowering the poverty level for increased...
Posted November 8, 2007
Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support
Analysis of: Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Interesting to see all sorts of groups rallyin to support universal health coverage.
Posted November 8, 2007
Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support
Analysis of: Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
    There has been a lot of press about Universal Health Coverage as a Federal Mandate. Giving power to any government entity of this system becomes a political pawn game and will ultimately doom the system. Requiring people who choose not to purchase healthcare insurance to buy...
Posted November 8, 2007
A Model for Health Care That Pays for Quality
Analysis of: A Model for Health Care That Pays for Quality | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Primary care doctors will receive financial incentives for communication as well as managing chronic conditions. E-mail and phone access will be rewarded.(?)
Posted November 8, 2007
Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support
Analysis of: Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Clearly, heathcare coverage in America is a concern for each citizen as it's costs, borne by the system are crippling to all facets of society.  The problem is Part A (hospitalization coverage) versus the cost of outpatient treatment.  Currently, Medicare Part A is growing at a greater than...
Posted November 8, 2007
Health-Care Building Booms in Persian Gulf
Analysis of: Health-Care Building Booms in Persian Gulf | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
There is a cultural intermarriage component of middle eastern life that increases the prevelence of severe to profound hearing impairment in this region.  At a time when the western world is reducing its hearing impaired population, the middle east is at an all time high for hearing loss as a direct...
Posted November 8, 2007
Health-Care Building Booms in Persian Gulf
Analysis of: Health-Care Building Booms in Persian Gulf | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Done right, the dubai Helahtcare City wil have multiple product lines Regional population care could be contributory, but is unlikely to be of significant margin Elective surgical procedures are the big-ticket / big-margin service/product line, and orthopedic and cosmetic surgery patients will travel...
Posted November 8, 2007
Health-Care Building Booms in Persian Gulf
Analysis of: Health-Care Building Booms in Persian Gulf | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Emerging area in the middle east Lack of comprehensive facilities
Richard Baland Posted November 7, 2007
Swing Bed Strategy
Analysis of: The Swing-Bed | www.rwjf.org
Author: Richard Baland, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer Richardson Medical Center
Some hospitals review swing bed utilization as follows: 1)Initial review within 24 hours to see if inpatient criteria are met. Criteria incorporate Severity of illness and Intensity of Service. Severity of Illness can be shortness of breath, multiple effusions or other symptoms. In other words, the...
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