I will suggest that there is an opportunity for the Republicans to score a huge political and policy win. It can be done in a bipartisan way and it can be done in a way that does not sell out the core principles that either Republicans or Democrats believe in.It would require a new effort—a clean sheet—this time initiated by the Republicans.The Republicans have won August. No doubt about it. But
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Demystifying U.S. Health Care Spending--Some Surprising Information
Paul Ginsburg, of the Center for Studying Health System Change, has just authored a new report, "High and Rising Health Care Costs: Demystifying U.S. Health Care Spending." The report is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Synthesis Project.This paper reviews existing literature in search of a more clear understanding of U.S. health care costs, the drivers, and the trends.It is an
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Upcoming "Common Good" Forum: Health Courts, Administrative Compensation & Patient Safety: Research, Policy & Practice
For years we have debated reforming the medical malpractice system. But, most of that debate has focused on capping a system most people believe just doesn't work when it comes to improving the quality of our medical care. To me, that has always begged the question, Why cap a system that is fundamentally flawed?Common Good has been doing good work on that more fundamental question and will have
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New Ideas in Medical Liability Reform: Health Courts
Today, our guest contributor is Brynna Pietz of Common Good. Common Good has been a leader in arguing that it isn't enough to simply cap medical malpractice damages and call it reform. Instead, they believe we need to fundamentally change the health care tort system to one that does a better job of more quickly compensating the injured patient--and perhaps more importantly--improving the quality
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