Fixing U.S. Healthcare: Signing Off

Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog has accomplished its mission. Yes, mission accomplished – but not single-handedly, of course. In the blogosphere and in the public square surrounding this blog, the healthcare reform debate has matured from a simplistic, sometimes-childish sandbox fight now into a reflective, evidence- and values-driven, sophisticated discourse, worthy of a vibrant democracy. The … Continue reading Fixing U.S. Healthcare: Signing Off →

Stalled Healthcare Reform: It’s Worse Than You Think

In 2021, 1.1 million U.S. deaths would have been averted if the U.S.’s mortality rates matched those in other wealthy nations. Furthermore, Americans are dying increasingly younger than in those other countries As a result of these excess younger deaths, Americans lost fully 25 million productive years of life, according to a brilliant but troubling … Continue reading Stalled Healthcare Reform: It’s Worse Than You Think →

Fixing U.S. Healthcare – Annual Summary & Review 2021

Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog each year posts an annual review. This blog’s year can be summarized in two sentences: Along with many other writers, this blog has recognized that President Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is a test – of deliberate governing versus laissez-faire, of Big Government versus anti-institutionalism, of individualist freedom versus shared … Continue reading Fixing U.S. Healthcare – Annual Summary & Review 2021 →

Waldman’s Simple Solution to the Complex Problem of Healthcare

Deane Waldman MD, MBA, has a simple solution to healthcare reform: StatesCare and market-based medicine. His rallying cry is to get the federal government completely out of healthcare. This post will acknowledge that many of his ideas do have some merit. But it will argue that his key message – less government -- is hollowly … Continue reading Waldman’s Simple Solution to the Complex Problem of Healthcare →

Slow Vaccination Is a Tell-Tale Symptom of a Sick Healthcare System

Might the U.S. have improved its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out by having a Medicare-for-all single-payer system in place? The simple answer is, You betcha! The three main problems with the United States vaccination effort are lack of centralized control, fragmented delivery systems, and non-interoperable data systems for tracking. Local healthcare monopolies can be “free-lancers,” operating willy-nilly … Continue reading Slow Vaccination Is a Tell-Tale Symptom of a Sick Healthcare System →