Another Revolving Door Variant: From Academia with Millions in Medtronic Royalties, to the White House, to the Health Care Service Corp

The revolving door spins, and where it will stop, nobody knows... In October, 2010, we noted questions about how Dr Stephen Ondra got to b...

Another Revolving Door Variant: From Academia with Millions in Medtronic Royalties, to the White House, to the Health Care Service Corp 2015-05-21T19:28:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Market Made Us Do It: Increasing Low Level Employees' Health Plan Deductible While Paying Executives Millions

A small news item from the Seattle public radio station, KUOW, provides our latest example of the contrasts between how hired executives and...

The Market Made Us Do It: Increasing Low Level Employees' Health Plan Deductible While Paying Executives Millions 2015-05-18T03:33:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Marketing Bad Health Care Decisions as a New Form of Stealth Health Policy Advocacy

A remarkable set of video advertisements appeared a few weeks ago that seem designed to frighten people into making bad health care decision...

Marketing Bad Health Care Decisions as a New Form of Stealth Health Policy Advocacy 2015-05-12T21:43:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Where is the risk?

That’s the question Thomas Cox, an RN with insurance experience and expertise, says should be asked about any health care financing mechanis...

Where is the risk? 2012-07-28T14:18:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Fool Us Once, Shame on You, Fool Us Twice, Shame on Us - The Untrustworthy Pronouncements of Aetna's Former CEOs

A small tempest in the larger US health care reform teapot was produced a few weeks ago when Ron Williams, former CEO of Aetna, declared in ...

Fool Us Once, Shame on You, Fool Us Twice, Shame on Us - The Untrustworthy Pronouncements of Aetna's Former CEOs 2012-07-02T12:38:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Health Care (Insurance) Reform Upheld, but Concentration and Abuse of Power Remain Largely Unaddressed

This may seem like sour grapes, but...  Numerous media reports say that the US Supreme Court has upheld the massive US health care "ref...

Health Care (Insurance) Reform Upheld, but Concentration and Abuse of Power Remain Largely Unaddressed 2012-06-28T09:16:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Huge Insurance Company WellPoint Settles Once Again, Providing a Window On the Ethical Questions Its Birth Presented

Another month, another question about the ethical conduct of for-profit insurance giant WellPoint.  WellPoint Settles Allegations its Predec...

Huge Insurance Company WellPoint Settles Once Again, Providing a Window On the Ethical Questions Its Birth Presented 2012-06-25T09:45:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown