Commentary by Dave Durenberger, April 12, 2012
Apr ‘12
12
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT AND OBAMACARE
We were in Washington during three days of Supreme Court hearings on Obamacare. My students took time to walk the Court’s roped lines of demonstrators while the media was interpreting the hearings as not going well for the new law. That was to be expected. True to its roots in the August 09 “death-paneled” town hall meetings, the law is presumably flawed.
The House passed one law and the Senate another. … Continue reading »
May ‘12
14
AICGS Conference – May 21
On Monday, May 21, 2012, the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) at Johns Hopkins University, will host a conference on “The Potential of Linking Quality of Medical Care with Payment Structures in the German and U.S. Healthcare Systems.” The conference will be held from 9:30am to 3:15pm at the
SEIU Conference Center
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars and experts from Germany and the United States, this conference discusses pay for … Continue reading »
May ‘12
1
Ascension Health
Ascension Health of St. Louis is founding parent and sizeable shareholder of Accretive Health, according to a story in St. Louis Today. Mark Eustis, the Fairview CEO came from Ascension Health. Dr. David Pryor, former Allina CIO, is now executive vice-president of Ascension Health Alliance and recently was ranked by Modern Healthcare magazine as the 15th “most influential physician executives in America.”
Here is a link to a recent article on Ascension Health.
See: also Ascension plans … Continue reading »
Apr ‘12
13
Republican Alternative to Obamacare
Princeton health policy expert Uwe Reinhardt posts his blog conversation with consumer-directed health care and medical business entrepeneur John Goodman on the NY Times blog 4/13/12 and is well worth the read. Click here for the link.
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Apr ‘12
11
13th St. John’s University President is a layman and a 1981 Johnnie grad
Michael Hemesath named 13th president of Saint John’s University COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Michael Hemesath, professor of economics at Carleton College, has been appointed the 13th president of Saint John’s University by the university’s Board of Regents. He will begin his official duties on July 1, 2012. A 1981 SJU graduate, Hemesath is the first lay president in the 155-year history of the institution.
“The selection of a lay president represents a new era in the long … Continue reading »
Apr ‘12
11
Why Health Reform is Possible despite the lousy politics – as seen from the Mayo Health System by Dr. Rob Nesse
This is from the Council of Accountable Physician Practices:
Our “What the Experts Say” column this month features the first of a three-part series of commentaries by Dr. Robert Nesse, CEO of the Mayo Clinic Health System, that encourage physicians and other care providers to embrace delivery system change.
In the opening paragraph of his first column, “A ‘Wicked Problem’: Healthcare System Reform and Change,” Dr. Nesse writes: “In light of the Supreme Court review of the … Continue reading »
Apr ‘12
4
Choosing Your Health Care Wisely
Here is a link to a press release from ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Campaign. There are nine specialty societies that have each listed “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question.” Take a look at the link here.
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Apr ‘12
4
A Health Care Ruling not Apt to End Minnesota’s Reform Efforts
Here is an interesting article on Minnesota’s health reform efforts that was in a recent StarTribune paper.
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/145867655.html
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Mar ‘12
14
Health Insurance Exchanges
One of the important parts of the ACA is the authorization of Health Insurance Exchanges. Back in 1990 when Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and I proposed them, we called them health insurance purchasing co-operatives (HIPC). We envisioned large numbers of like small businesses co-operating to form purchasing pools from which their employees could choose from the offerings of insurance plans that agreed to play by the co-ops value-based coverage rules. These exist today under state … Continue reading »
Feb ‘12
17
Slavery by Another Name
At the time of the Civil War in this country there were 8 million people living in the states of the Confederacy, 4 million of whom were African American slaves. When the war ended so did the institution of slavery. But the people of the south did not change. When the federal government left the states of the confederacy to their own reconstruction in 1874, each found ways to re-enslave African American citizens just because they … Continue reading »
Feb ‘12
8
Romney and Obama
We could do a lot worse in this country than the two men who are likely to be our presidential candidates. In the Feb. 8 Washington Post, Ruth Marcus provides a personality insight into the two men by those who think they know each well. I take more encouragement from the profiles than I do from knowing how negative election campaigns, like the GOP primary, seem destined to be.
The difference: President Obama of necessity must stand on his record which … Continue reading »
About the Author
Senator Durenberger is currently a Senior Health Policy Fellow at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis Minnesota and chairs the National Institute of Health Policy (NIHP).
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