Guest Contributors
Expert voices from around the country address important health care issues.
Senior Program Officer, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Date: Jul 24, 2012
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Topics: Aging | Community Health | Medicare
Altarum Institute has released a report that highlights the Practice Change Fellows Program’s successful efforts to develop change leaders who spread innovations that improve the health of older adults. more
Altarum Institute has released a report that highlights the Practice Change Fellows Program’s successful efforts to develop change leaders who spread innovations that improve the health of older adults. more
US House of Representatives, 3rd District of Oregon
Date: Jan 18, 2010
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Topics: Chronic Disease | Obesity | Public Health
We all recognize the signs of a livable community: people biking and kids walking safely around their neighborhoods. These are important forms of commuting that also contribute to a community’s vitality. This is especially true for children, who should be able to securely walk and bike to their most important destinations: schools, parks, and their friends’ homes. more
We all recognize the signs of a livable community: people biking and kids walking safely around their neighborhoods. These are important forms of commuting that also contribute to a community’s vitality. This is especially true for children, who should be able to securely walk and bike to their most important destinations: schools, parks, and their friends’ homes. more
Date: May 27, 2009
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Topics: Chronic Disease | Obesity | Public Health
Last May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution naming May “National Bicycle Month,” giving federal recognition to our most efficient form of transportation. Several months later, the Bicycle Commuter Act was signed into law, enabling bicycle commuters to receive tax-free benefits for their unique contributions reducing traffic congestion and air pollution while improving their own health. more
Last May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution naming May “National Bicycle Month,” giving federal recognition to our most efficient form of transportation. Several months later, the Bicycle Commuter Act was signed into law, enabling bicycle commuters to receive tax-free benefits for their unique contributions reducing traffic congestion and air pollution while improving their own health. more
Director, Office of Informatics and Information Resource Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jason Bonander is the Director of the Office of Informatics and Information Resource Management for the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
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Date: Jun 12, 2012
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Topics: Information Technology | Public Health
The challenges facing the public's health today are as serious as they have ever been. Obesity and diabetes are significant health issues for a large proportion of the U.S.
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US House of Representatives, 4th District of Indiana
Date: Jul 14, 2009
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Topics: Information Technology | Military & Veterans Health
Two years have passed since a Washington Post article revealed some instances of inadequate treatment of soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The resulting public outcry and concern for our nation’s veterans led to a number of investigations and inquiries on what should be done to support wounded service members. more
Two years have passed since a Washington Post article revealed some instances of inadequate treatment of soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The resulting public outcry and concern for our nation’s veterans led to a number of investigations and inquiries on what should be done to support wounded service members. more
President & Chief Executive Officer, The SCAN Foundation
Date: Jul 10, 2012
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Topics: Health Reform
It is now time to focus on its robust and effective implementation so that we can all benefit from a care delivery system that puts people, families, and their care needs first. more
It is now time to focus on its robust and effective implementation so that we can all benefit from a care delivery system that puts people, families, and their care needs first. more
Date: Apr 24, 2012
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Topics: Aging | Chronic Disease
The goal of a more effective and efficient system of care is straightforward—better care at lower costs. The path to that goal has proven far more elusive.
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Vice President and Director of Public Policy, amfAR
Date: Jul 7, 2009
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Topics: Health Policy | Public Health
The campaign to create a National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NAS) for the United States has been a remarkable success so far. Over the last two years, the concept has won support from hundreds of organizations and more than 1,000 individuals. They all endorsed a Call to Action demanding a more coordinated, accountable, and results-oriented response to AIDS in our country. more
The campaign to create a National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NAS) for the United States has been a remarkable success so far. Over the last two years, the concept has won support from hundreds of organizations and more than 1,000 individuals. They all endorsed a Call to Action demanding a more coordinated, accountable, and results-oriented response to AIDS in our country. more
Health Economist, London School of Economics
Date: Jan 3, 2012
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Topics: Hospitals | Medicare
The U.S. hospital sector is one of the largest industries in the United States. It’s a $700 billion dollar industry, and there is twice as much money spent on hospital care than is spent on the purchase of new cars. more
The U.S. hospital sector is one of the largest industries in the United States. It’s a $700 billion dollar industry, and there is twice as much money spent on hospital care than is spent on the purchase of new cars. more
Date: Oct 25, 2011
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Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform
Nearly every developed country is under substantial pressure to slow the growth in health care spending. However, as we have seen, while virtually every country has pledged to spend less, few have been successful. more
Nearly every developed country is under substantial pressure to slow the growth in health care spending. However, as we have seen, while virtually every country has pledged to spend less, few have been successful. more
Date: Aug 23, 2011
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Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform
The U.S. debt ceiling debate was a master class in political dysfunction. However, in the midst of the political infighting and false debates about the merits of raising revenue versus slashing spending, one firm fiscal fact remained: unless the U.S. can slow the rate of growth in health care spending, we’re going to keep having these paralyzing debt debates time and time again. more
The U.S. debt ceiling debate was a master class in political dysfunction. However, in the midst of the political infighting and false debates about the merits of raising revenue versus slashing spending, one firm fiscal fact remained: unless the U.S. can slow the rate of growth in health care spending, we’re going to keep having these paralyzing debt debates time and time again. more
Executive Officer, American Society for Nutrition
Date: May 3, 2012
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Topics: Childhood Obesity | Obesity | Public Health
With the rapidly changing economic trends within the United States, participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has ballooned recently.
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Date: Feb 28, 2012
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Topics: Childhood Obesity | Chronic Disease | Obesity
Obesity is a rapidly growing concern in the United States—no pun intended.
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Date: Jun 1, 2011
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Topics: Health Reform | Obesity | Public Health
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 created the Prevention and Public Health Fund to prevent illness and promote the health of all Americans. The Prevention and Public Health Fund (the Fund) will provide $15 billion over the first 10 years and $2 billion each year after to national, state, and community efforts to promote health and wellness. These efforts will help prevent disease, manage conditions before they become epidemics, and decrease burgeoning health care costs. more
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 created the Prevention and Public Health Fund to prevent illness and promote the health of all Americans. The Prevention and Public Health Fund (the Fund) will provide $15 billion over the first 10 years and $2 billion each year after to national, state, and community efforts to promote health and wellness. These efforts will help prevent disease, manage conditions before they become epidemics, and decrease burgeoning health care costs. more
President, Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
Date: Oct 12, 2009
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Topics: Health Disparities | Information Technology
Since 1985, the issue of racial and ethnic health disparities has crept to the center stage of public policy, with a large volume of evidence amassed to demonstrate the presence and impact of these disparities. Today, an overwhelming consensus with respect to research on racial and ethnic health disparities — the existence of disparities and the need to eliminate them — has led some stakeholders to conclude that it is time for a paradigm shift. more
Since 1985, the issue of racial and ethnic health disparities has crept to the center stage of public policy, with a large volume of evidence amassed to demonstrate the presence and impact of these disparities. Today, an overwhelming consensus with respect to research on racial and ethnic health disparities — the existence of disparities and the need to eliminate them — has led some stakeholders to conclude that it is time for a paradigm shift. more
US House of Representatives, 15th District of Michigan
Date: Apr 21, 2009
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Topics: Health Reform
I believe today we face one of the most important decisions in our Nation’s history—how to address the insolvency of our health care system that threatens to decimate our country’s budget, stability, and overall wellbeing. more
I believe today we face one of the most important decisions in our Nation’s history—how to address the insolvency of our health care system that threatens to decimate our country’s budget, stability, and overall wellbeing. more
Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Date: Nov 17, 2009
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Topics: Aging | Health Reform
Health care reform offers significant opportunities not only to improve the quality of end-of-life care, but to apply the principles of good end-of-life care to improving our health care system. more
Health care reform offers significant opportunities not only to improve the quality of end-of-life care, but to apply the principles of good end-of-life care to improving our health care system. more
Health Policy Forum Contributing Writer
Date: Nov 30, 2010
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Topics: Health Reform | Information Technology
Health care providers all over the United States are converting from paper-based health record systems to electronic health records (EHRs). But the transition from paper to electronic records does not come without challenges. more
Health care providers all over the United States are converting from paper-based health record systems to electronic health records (EHRs). But the transition from paper to electronic records does not come without challenges. more
Date: Oct 26, 2010
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Topics: Health Policy | Health Reform
Prior to the passage of health reform legislation, the U.S. health care system was already anticipating a shortage of primary care physicians as older physicians retired and fewer medical students appeared ready to take their place. Now, with the potential influx of millions of newly insured patients in 2014 when the full effects of health reform take effect, this potential shortage has become more urgent than ever. more
Prior to the passage of health reform legislation, the U.S. health care system was already anticipating a shortage of primary care physicians as older physicians retired and fewer medical students appeared ready to take their place. Now, with the potential influx of millions of newly insured patients in 2014 when the full effects of health reform take effect, this potential shortage has become more urgent than ever. more
Date: Sep 28, 2010
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Topics: Health Reform | Public Health
In the midst of health reform, there continues to be uncertainty amongst legislators, the general public, and the health care community about how health reform legislation will affect the actual delivery of health care. One category of health care providers that is expected to face some of the biggest challenges related to health reform is the safety net health clinics. more
In the midst of health reform, there continues to be uncertainty amongst legislators, the general public, and the health care community about how health reform legislation will affect the actual delivery of health care. One category of health care providers that is expected to face some of the biggest challenges related to health reform is the safety net health clinics. more
Senior Fellow for Health and Economics, National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation
Date: Jun 19, 2012
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Topics: Health Reform
The long process of health care reform will begin the day after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case of NFIB v Sebelius.
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Date: Apr 3, 2012
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Topics: Health Policy | Health Reform
For small business, the 2010 health reform law means higher costs, more red-tape and fewer choices.
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Date: Feb 16, 2012
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Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform | Insurance
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has a thousand pages of moving parts, and the relatively few that have rolled out are shedding sprockets across the landscape.
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WIC Program Director, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Date: May 17, 2010
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Topics: Obesity | Women & Children
WIC participation saves taxpayer dollars in the babies’ early years and contributes to the prevention of several chronic diseases in both the mom and the child later in life. WIC is also taking on a very important role in fighting an epidemic that poses one of the greatest new threats to childhood health: obesity. more
WIC participation saves taxpayer dollars in the babies’ early years and contributes to the prevention of several chronic diseases in both the mom and the child later in life. WIC is also taking on a very important role in fighting an epidemic that poses one of the greatest new threats to childhood health: obesity. more
Lincoln Professor of Health, Law and Ethics, ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Date: Nov 4, 2009
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Topics: Information Technology
Access to identifiable health data among multiple groups continues to grow exponentially as digital personal health records (PHRs) become pervasive. Ongoing national health care reform efforts may only increase demands for greater public and private sector access to health data... more
Access to identifiable health data among multiple groups continues to grow exponentially as digital personal health records (PHRs) become pervasive. Ongoing national health care reform efforts may only increase demands for greater public and private sector access to health data... more
President and CEO, National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality
Date: May 21, 2009
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Topics: Health Reform | Obesity | Women & Children
While there is certainly no magic bullet, constructing a system that keeps in mind the needs of families and children will prove crucial to the integrity of the system as a whole. Improvement will certainly require simultaneous efforts on a number of fronts, but building a system around the needs of our children will create health care that embodies our values, delivers effectively, and eventually lowers cost. more
While there is certainly no magic bullet, constructing a system that keeps in mind the needs of families and children will prove crucial to the integrity of the system as a whole. Improvement will certainly require simultaneous efforts on a number of fronts, but building a system around the needs of our children will create health care that embodies our values, delivers effectively, and eventually lowers cost. more
Date: Jun 5, 2012
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Topics: Consumer Choice | Health Policy | Insurance
By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News.
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Date: Apr 10, 2012
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Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform | Insurance
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
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Date: Mar 22, 2012
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Topics: Health Policy | Health Reform
By Stuart Taylor, Jr. for Kaiser Health News
How big is the constitutional challenge to the Obama health care law, which the Supreme Court will hear on March 26-28?
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Health Policy Forum Contributing Writer
Date: Dec 6, 2011
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Topics: Aging | Chronic Disease | Hospitals
Dealing with the hard stuff – the very sick, the complex, the dying – is the essence of quality health care in an aging society. more
Dealing with the hard stuff – the very sick, the complex, the dying – is the essence of quality health care in an aging society. more
Date: Nov 16, 2011
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Topics: Health Reform | Public Health
If there’s one thing everyone in Washington can agree on it’s that prevention is good. And that’s about as far as the agreement goes. As for the rest of it – who is responsible for prevention, how to define prevention, what is the government’s role in prevention, how much to spend on prevention and when to spend it – is not so clear, and wrapped up in the bitter politics (and difficult economics) of the day. more
If there’s one thing everyone in Washington can agree on it’s that prevention is good. And that’s about as far as the agreement goes. As for the rest of it – who is responsible for prevention, how to define prevention, what is the government’s role in prevention, how much to spend on prevention and when to spend it – is not so clear, and wrapped up in the bitter politics (and difficult economics) of the day. more
Date: Oct 4, 2011
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Topics: Chronic Disease | Information Technology
A look at at three research projects aimed at developing something that may work—something that may improve end of life care for both the patient and the family. more
A look at at three research projects aimed at developing something that may work—something that may improve end of life care for both the patient and the family. more
Principal, The Kibbe Group LLC
Date: Mar 9, 2010
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Topics: Information Technology
When I first came to “Health 2.0” and joined ranks with folks who were leading this charge, it was because I was so thoroughly discouraged by the realm of health information technology for physicians and hospitals and disappointed with both the vendors of electronic health record technology and most of their customers. more
When I first came to “Health 2.0” and joined ranks with folks who were leading this charge, it was because I was so thoroughly discouraged by the realm of health information technology for physicians and hospitals and disappointed with both the vendors of electronic health record technology and most of their customers. more
US House of Representatives, 3rd District of Wisconsin
Date: Jan 25, 2010
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Topics: Health Policy | Obesity
It’s no secret that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of obese children has tripled since 1980. more
It’s no secret that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of obese children has tripled since 1980. more
Playful City USA Manager, KaBOOM!
MJ Kurs-Lasky is the Playful City USA Manager at KaBOOM!, a non-profit dedicated to saving play.
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Date: Jul 26, 2012
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Topics: Childhood Obesity | Community Health | Health Reform
“Creating more and better playspaces is something that is very important to us. Research shows that recreation improves a person’s physical and emotional well-being.
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Senior Associate with the Senior Living Practice, Dixon Hughes PLLC
Date: May 25, 2010
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Topics: Aging | Health Reform
A little-known provision of the health reform law has the potential to transform long-term care services and delivery. The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act establishes the nation’s first voluntary insurance program to purchase long-term care services and supports from the community. more
A little-known provision of the health reform law has the potential to transform long-term care services and delivery. The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act establishes the nation’s first voluntary insurance program to purchase long-term care services and supports from the community. more
Director of Community Engagement, KaBOOM!
Date: Jul 26, 2012
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Topics: Childhood Obesity | Community Health | Health Reform
“Creating more and better playspaces is something that is very important to us. Research shows that recreation improves a person’s physical and emotional well-being.
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Date: Mar 20, 2012
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Topics: Community Health | Obesity | Public Health
The City of Niagara Falls was “spending a lot of money to maintain marginal courts where people didn’t want them anyway, and we were getting complaints from neighbors who lived nea
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Date: Jan 23, 2012
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Topics: Childhood Obesity | Women & Children
“It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance.
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Professor and Associate Dean of Public Health, Washington University
Date: Jun 8, 2010
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Topics: Health Policy | Health Reform
Certainly now that health reform has been signed into law, most of us are looking toward the future, focusing on the daunting task of implementing this major piece of legislation—perhaps the most significant and wide-reaching piece of social legislation to pass in the last several decades. more
Certainly now that health reform has been signed into law, most of us are looking toward the future, focusing on the daunting task of implementing this major piece of legislation—perhaps the most significant and wide-reaching piece of social legislation to pass in the last several decades. more
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University
Date: Feb 23, 2010
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Topics: Obesity | Women & Children
Obesity is increasingly becoming an epidemic in industrialized nations, particularly in the U.S. where one out of every three adults is obese. more
Obesity is increasingly becoming an epidemic in industrialized nations, particularly in the U.S. where one out of every three adults is obese. more
Executive Director and CEO, Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
Date: Jan 13, 2011
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Topics: Health Disparities | Information Technology
A key component of Public Law 111-5, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, is seen by many observers as having the potential to energize the creation of a national high-quality, patient-focused, equitable, and cost-effective health care system. more
A key component of Public Law 111-5, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, is seen by many observers as having the potential to energize the creation of a national high-quality, patient-focused, equitable, and cost-effective health care system. more
Date: Oct 12, 2009
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Topics: Health Disparities | Information Technology
Since 1985, the issue of racial and ethnic health disparities has crept to the center stage of public policy, with a large volume of evidence amassed to demonstrate the presence and impact of these disparities. Today, an overwhelming consensus with respect to research on racial and ethnic health disparities — the existence of disparities and the need to eliminate them — has led some stakeholders to conclude that it is time for a paradigm shift. more
Since 1985, the issue of racial and ethnic health disparities has crept to the center stage of public policy, with a large volume of evidence amassed to demonstrate the presence and impact of these disparities. Today, an overwhelming consensus with respect to research on racial and ethnic health disparities — the existence of disparities and the need to eliminate them — has led some stakeholders to conclude that it is time for a paradigm shift. more
Lawyer, Physician, and Health Policy Analyst
Date: Aug 2, 2012
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Topics: Aging | Chronic Disease | Information Technology | Medicare
This is the second in a two-part series. To read the first part, click here.
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Date: Jul 31, 2012
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Topics: Aging | Chronic Disease | Information Technology | Medicare
This is the first in a two-part series. To read the second part, click here.
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President, HSA Consulting Services
Date: Jun 28, 2012
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Topics: Consumer Choice | Insurance
This is the second in a two-part series.
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Date: Jun 26, 2012
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Topics: Consumer Choice | Insurance
This is the first in a two-part series.
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Cardiologist, Scott & White Clinic
Date: Apr 13, 2010
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Topics: Health Policy | Health Reform
Our country recently took an historic and long overdue step toward health system reform. While the new law is not perfect and more still needs to be done, this sweeping reform package will greatly benefit America’s patients and their physicians. more
Our country recently took an historic and long overdue step toward health system reform. While the new law is not perfect and more still needs to be done, this sweeping reform package will greatly benefit America’s patients and their physicians. more
Date: Apr 10, 2009
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Topics: Health Reform | Hospitals | Managed Care
As unemployment rises to its highest level in 24 years, one expected consequence is an increase in the number of Americans who may forgo needed health care because they lost their health insurance along with their job. more
As unemployment rises to its highest level in 24 years, one expected consequence is an increase in the number of Americans who may forgo needed health care because they lost their health insurance along with their job. more
CEO/Founder, Life:WIRE® Corp
Date: May 12, 2011
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Topics: Behavioral Health | Information Technology
According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 88 percent of American adults who have Internet access research information about their health online. This trend provides a unique opportunity to improve the patient experience and quite possibly their health outcomes. more
According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 88 percent of American adults who have Internet access research information about their health online. This trend provides a unique opportunity to improve the patient experience and quite possibly their health outcomes. more
Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute
Date: Nov 10, 2009
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Topics: Health Policy | Public Health
As the House and Senate move toward the final outlines of health care reform legislation, they confront important questions about how proposals might apply to immigrants more
As the House and Senate move toward the final outlines of health care reform legislation, they confront important questions about how proposals might apply to immigrants more
Professor of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University
Date: Jun 15, 2010
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Topics: Health Reform | Public Health
Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been signed into law, the key question is whether it will lead to improved quality and better value in health care.
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Director of Public Affairs, Trust for America's Health
Date: Jul 3, 2012
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Topics: Community Health | Public Health
According to a new report, many states and the federal government do not have policies or laws that we know can protect citizens from injury, the leading cause of death for Americans under 44. more
According to a new report, many states and the federal government do not have policies or laws that we know can protect citizens from injury, the leading cause of death for Americans under 44. more
Date: Apr 17, 2012
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Topics: Chronic Disease | Community Health | Public Health
Your health shouldn’t be determined by where you live, but two new reports show that where you live, learn, work and play have a major impact on how healthy you are and how long you live.
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Date: Jan 10, 2012
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Topics: Public Health | Public Health Preparedness
It seems that a number of programs that help detect and respond to bioterrorism and other health emergencies are at risk for major cuts or elimination. more
It seems that a number of programs that help detect and respond to bioterrorism and other health emergencies are at risk for major cuts or elimination. more
Health Policy Forum Contributing Writer
Date: Dec 13, 2011
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Topics: Public Health
The secrets of longevity are not so secret any more. Scientists know a lot about how diet, exercise, and social connections can extend the human lifespan. Study after study has shown that genes don’t affect life expectancy nearly as much as the environment. Enter Dan Buettner, best-selling author of The Blue Zones, who wrote a fascinating account of four places in the world where people live the longest – outliving Americans by more than a decade. more
The secrets of longevity are not so secret any more. Scientists know a lot about how diet, exercise, and social connections can extend the human lifespan. Study after study has shown that genes don’t affect life expectancy nearly as much as the environment. Enter Dan Buettner, best-selling author of The Blue Zones, who wrote a fascinating account of four places in the world where people live the longest – outliving Americans by more than a decade. more
Date: Oct 18, 2011
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Topics: Information Technology | Public Health
The store offers a mindboggling array of creative apps, including ones that calculate calories burned during exercise, create soundtracks to help people fall asleep, and display pictures that can elicit memories from Alzheimer’s patients. If the store doesn’t offer something for what ails you now, it probably will soon. more
The store offers a mindboggling array of creative apps, including ones that calculate calories burned during exercise, create soundtracks to help people fall asleep, and display pictures that can elicit memories from Alzheimer’s patients. If the store doesn’t offer something for what ails you now, it probably will soon. more
Date: Aug 15, 2011
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Topics: Health Reform
In this era of government gridlock and the 15-minute doctor’s appointment, a growing number of consumers are no longer waiting for the political establishment to solve the nation’s hea
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Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University
Date: Jun 28, 2010
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Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis
You don’t hear much about that idea in discussions of health reform and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but a significant part of those deficit-reducing savings will come from reductions in payments to Medicare providers... more
You don’t hear much about that idea in discussions of health reform and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but a significant part of those deficit-reducing savings will come from reductions in payments to Medicare providers... more
Former Co-Director, Altarum Institute Childhood Obesity Prevention Mission Project
Date: May 6, 2009
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Topics: Health Policy | Obesity | Women & Children
As we begin again to consider health care reform in this nation, the issue of childhood obesity should not be ignored. more
As we begin again to consider health care reform in this nation, the issue of childhood obesity should not be ignored. more
Associate Professor of Health Policy, George Washington University
Date: Aug 24, 2011
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Topics: Health Reform | Public Health Preparedness
In our current economic climate, community health centers continue to absorb rising numbers of uninsured patients, providing high-quality and affordable care while generating billions in savings to the health care system. more
In our current economic climate, community health centers continue to absorb rising numbers of uninsured patients, providing high-quality and affordable care while generating billions in savings to the health care system. more
Director of Policy, The SCAN Foundation
Date: Jun 8, 2011
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Topics: Aging | Health Reform
For most seniors, the “right place” is what they consider to be their homes and communities. Before passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the limited set of federal and state options for community-based care hampered the extent to which this vision could be realized. more
For most seniors, the “right place” is what they consider to be their homes and communities. Before passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the limited set of federal and state options for community-based care hampered the extent to which this vision could be realized. more
Date: Apr 7, 2011
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Topics: Chronic Disease | Community Health | Managed Care
A major challenge of the current system of care for adults with functional limitations is the inability of middle-income individuals to protect themselves against the financial risk of needing and accessing available supports and services to help them remain in their homes and communities. Over 10 million Americans need supports and services today due to disabling conditions, and this figure will likely grow due to population aging. In 2008, the cost of this care totaled $264 billion, comprising public, private, and in-kind expenditures. more
A major challenge of the current system of care for adults with functional limitations is the inability of middle-income individuals to protect themselves against the financial risk of needing and accessing available supports and services to help them remain in their homes and communities. Over 10 million Americans need supports and services today due to disabling conditions, and this figure will likely grow due to population aging. In 2008, the cost of this care totaled $264 billion, comprising public, private, and in-kind expenditures. more
Date: Sep 9, 2010
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Topics: Aging | Health Reform | Managed Care
Medicaid currently pays for half of all long-term care in the United States at a cost of more than $100 billion a year to taxpayers. As a result, state and federal budgets are collapsing under the weight of these skyrocketing expenditures more
Medicaid currently pays for half of all long-term care in the United States at a cost of more than $100 billion a year to taxpayers. As a result, state and federal budgets are collapsing under the weight of these skyrocketing expenditures more
Senior Research Associate, Trust for America's Health
Date: Sep 14, 2010
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Topics: Health Policy | Public Health Preparedness
Year after year Americans are exposed to contaminated foods that enter the nation’s food supply due to an antiquated set of food safety laws that don’t provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the tools and authorities it needs to protect public health. It doesn’t have to be this way. more
Year after year Americans are exposed to contaminated foods that enter the nation’s food supply due to an antiquated set of food safety laws that don’t provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the tools and authorities it needs to protect public health. It doesn’t have to be this way. more
Date: Jul 12, 2010
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Topics: Chronic Disease | Obesity | Public Health
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, state, tribal, and local governmental agencies and community-based organizations now have the opportunity to transform their communities into places that offer healthy choices to all residents. more
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, state, tribal, and local governmental agencies and community-based organizations now have the opportunity to transform their communities into places that offer healthy choices to all residents. more
Date: May 11, 2010
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Topics: Health Reform | Public Health
Lost amid the yearlong debate over health reform and the heated talk of death panels and socialism were some major changes to the way in which the United States funds public health, prevention, and wellness programs as a result of the passage of health reform legislation. more
Lost amid the yearlong debate over health reform and the heated talk of death panels and socialism were some major changes to the way in which the United States funds public health, prevention, and wellness programs as a result of the passage of health reform legislation. more
Principal, Integrative Health & Wellness Strategies
Date: Aug 7, 2012
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Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform | Public Health
The all-permeating factor at the center of discussions after the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act is the unchecked growth of the cost of care. more
The all-permeating factor at the center of discussions after the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act is the unchecked growth of the cost of care. more
Date: May 10, 2012
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Topics: Health Policy | Hospitals | Military & Veterans Health
Where does “health care transformation” exist? Google finds us 70,600,000 hits on the subject. Good luck with that. Is it out there in parts?
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Date: Mar 8, 2012
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Topics: Health Policy | Public Health
It is often difficult to discern what is happening on the fringe of things and then decide whether any of it matters.
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Executive Director, National Council on Problem Gambling
Date: Mar 27, 2012
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Topics: Behavioral Health
Do you love casinos? How about bingo? Do you bet on the NCAA tournament championship? Do you gamble on the Internet?
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Chief Economist and Cofounder, Moody's Economy.com
Date: Aug 5, 2009
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Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform
To be successful, healthcare reform must pay for extending coverage to the uninsured while credibly controlling future costs. Current proposals include a mandate for employers, a public insurance option, and tax increases on high-income households. more
To be successful, healthcare reform must pay for extending coverage to the uninsured while credibly controlling future costs. Current proposals include a mandate for employers, a public insurance option, and tax increases on high-income households. more
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