…costs to less than the rate of inflation. Massachusetts has been able to provide healthcare to its citizens but still struggles with keeping healthcare insurance costs low and affordable. Healthcare…

…too will have an impact on insurance rates overall. This is a component of the individual healthcare insurance market, a much smaller segment of the healthcare insurance population which has…

…factors had little or no impact on the rising cost of healthcare. The increased healthcare costs from 1996 to 2013 were largely related to Healthcare Service Price and Intensity and…

…no impact on the rising cost of healthcare. The increased healthcare costs from 1996 to 2013 were largely related to Healthcare Service Price and Intensity and secondarily impacted by Population…

…as of Nov. 1, 2023 use HealthCare.gov, and those states account for three quarters of HealthCare.gov enrollment and five sixths of enrollment growth in HealthCare.gov states from 2020 to 2024. In fact,…

As an extension of one of my posts, Global payment system, as the current buzz in healthcare reform, Michael Halasy points us to one of his choices for a plan….

by Michael Halasy Drug shortages and the mythical market I read an interesting article by Gehrett in the January issue of JAMA. In response to the increased utilization of generic…

by Michael Halasy Congressman Ryan’s Health Care Booby Trap Much has been said about “repeal and replace” it has become almost as much a part of GOP lexicon as “drill…

By Michael Halasy Super Committee and GME funding SO, about that super committee. Surely you remember, the gang of 12 that was created by the showdown over the debt ceiling…

Guest post by Michael Halasy AMA backs the mandate… The AMA has its annual House of Delegates meeting last week, and boy, are they concerned. Recent evidence has suggested that…