Fixing US Healthcare blog has touted the Oregon Health Plan of 1994 as a model of U.S. healthcare reform. But what are the strongest criticisms of OHP? Let’s look at 8 criticisms from 3 critics. Which criticisms are valid and which ones questionable? Finally, what about ethics? Jonathan Oberlander PhD: 5 Criticisms The first critic … Continue reading FAQ: What Are the Strongest Criticisms of the Oregon Health Plan for Healthcare Reform?
Author: Duncan S. MacLean MD
The Problem of Diminishing Marginal Benefit in Healthcare
Why is it so bad for health spending to increase? After all, health care is good and noble. By the way, it also creates good-paying jobs. My answer, excerpted from Segment 6 of my Video Series, is that healthcare spending is good, of course, but only up to a point. Past a certain point it … Continue reading The Problem of Diminishing Marginal Benefit in Healthcare
Value-Based Care Conundrum for Reforming U.S. Healthcare – A Response
Healthcare Attorney Matt Fisher has recently described the “Cost Conundrum of Value-Based Care.” He provides a sober reality check for public and private healthcare sectors as well as healthcare investors. Question: Could cost-benefit analysis better achieve the same goal as value-based payment by attacking the cost problem more directly head on? Value-Based Payment Bandwagon As Attorney … Continue reading Value-Based Care Conundrum for Reforming U.S. Healthcare – A Response
Cost-Effectiveness: From Genes to Healthcare System Reform
British health economist James Buchanan D.Phil. is skeptical that Geisinger Health System’s (Pa.) genomics project will prove to be cost-effective. But what about the cost-effectiveness of the whole U.S. health system? As a physician and resident of the southern reaches of Geisinger Health System’s catchment area in central Pennsylvania, I was intrigued by Dr. Buchanan’s … Continue reading Cost-Effectiveness: From Genes to Healthcare System Reform
Response to Peter Orszag: Efficiency Is Not Enough!
Economist Peter Orszag, who blogs regularly on the economics of healthcare, recently highlighted a survey of healthcare CEOs conducted by his firm Lazard. The survey showed that these CEOs see that “Healthcare is reforming, just not in Washington.” Business (small and large) is rightly fed up with Washington’s petty partisan tinkering with the healthcare system. … Continue reading Response to Peter Orszag: Efficiency Is Not Enough!
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