Category: Prevention

Prevention

Getting California Healthier…

HEALTH ACCESS ALERT: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 “LET’S GET HEALTHY CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE” CONSIDERS A TEN YEAR PLAN TO MAKE CALIFORNIA THE HEALTHIEST STATE   * Let’s Get Healthy California Task Force Meets Today and Reviews Draft Plan * Feedback and Comment Still Sought On Goals and Interventions ** Also This Week: Newly Named “Covered […]

Prevention, Quality

Memo on Memes

We have appreciated a new Internet meme that was geared for true health policy geeks, on the wonkiest of subjects: delivery system payment reform. It’s crucially important–as a key element in the effort to improve quality and control costs in our health care system over the long run. I’ve posted a sample, but for a […]

Prevention

An unfortunate deal…

Despite the strong merits of the need to extend unemployment insurance, extend the “SGR” fix to keep doctors payments in Medicare whole, and extend the payroll tax cut–I am disappointed in the final deal. In particular, the deal that President Obama has pledged to sign includes taking $5 billion from the prevention fund in the […]