Archive for the ‘health care reform’ Category
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
I compiled my thoughts on the primary challenges the United States faces in the coming decade, and ways to overcome them, here: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/facingthefuture.pdf
The primary focus in this collection is on domestic challenges, although some geopolitical issues are addressed.
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Posted in Business, Cultures, Econ / Finance, Geopolitics, health care reform, Media, Outside the Fishbowl, US Politics | 4 Comments »
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
“…our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are … testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.” – Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
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The United States ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Back in March, I posted a series on Health Care Reform:
Thoughts on Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform FAQ
Health Care Reform: The Options
Health Care Reform: The Cost Drivers – One Academic’s View
Health Care Reform: $2.4 Trillion and $85.6 Trillion
My goal was to lay a foundation of impartial information before the hyper-partisan media, parties, ...
Posted in health care reform, US Politics | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 20th, 2009
The web site pagetutor.com put up an excellent illustration of what 1 trillion dollars looks like. The original site is here: http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html
I excerpted the post here to help illustrate how much the United States spends on health care.
What does one TRILLION dollars look like?
We'll start with a $100 dollar bill, currently the ...
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
What drives the rapidly escalating increases for the cost of health care in the United States?
The following are the views of one PhD on that topic.
Key excerpts:
80% of total health care spending linked to chronically ill patients
Rise in obesity prevalence in the US accounted for 27% of the growth in ...
Posted in Econ / Finance, health care reform, US Politics | No Comments »
Friday, March 13th, 2009
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There are a plethora of plans and proposals for the reform of the U.S. health care system being promoted by every imaginable interest group, vested interest and limelight seeking politician.
I have gathered a few repsentative samples here to give you an idea of what is being offered. It is very ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
A PDF file version of this post is available here: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/healthcarereformfaq.pdf
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Q: Why should I care about health care system reform in the United States?
A: Because:
The nation can no longer afford the current system, not on an individual, family, business, state or national level. Left unchecked, health care system spending will reach ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
I was recently asked by our friend, Gary DuBois, to join a conversation of Americans, ex-patriots and citizens of other countries about the state of the health care system in the United States and prospects for meaningful reform. Gary asked me to participate based on my work in the health ...
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