William Hsiao PhD, Professor of Economics Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health … Continue reading Healthcare Reform: The Perfect or Politically Possible?
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Single Payer Healthcare: More Counter-Arguments and Rebuttals
Lawrence I. Bonchek MD, FACC, FACS Editor … Continue reading Single Payer Healthcare: More Counter-Arguments and Rebuttals
Campaign Ad on Healthcare Is Misleading
In the final days before the November 2018 election, Representative Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania) launched a campaign ad that criticized his Democratic challenger's support for universal healthcare. Rep. Perry drew a negative comparison to Britain’s National Health Service. The ad was misleading. Below is my Letter to the Editor on the subject. The Letter was posted … Continue reading Campaign Ad on Healthcare Is Misleading
What If U.S. Healthcare CAN’T Be Fixed?
What if Americans are too divided to reach any common ground? Or what if healthcare has become so rigged and so enmeshed that it can’t be untangled? Or what if vested interests have become so powerful that they can’t be overcome? Not so fast, claims the Beyond Intractability project championed by Heidi and Guy Burgess based … Continue reading What If U.S. Healthcare CAN’T Be Fixed?
Healthcare Reform & Civility – “Everyone Talks About the Weather. . .”
“Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” This quip is attributed (erroneously?) to Mark Twain. The same could be said about healthcare reform. Except, Americans have trouble even talking about healthcare reform, much less doing anything about it. Let’s look at the challenges of talking about and doing healthcare reform. In … Continue reading Healthcare Reform & Civility – “Everyone Talks About the Weather. . .”
Fixing U.S. Healthcare 