…MSNBC, and others. And more, most of it indicative of a desire to have state-controlled media instead of a free press. “FCC Broadcast Accountability” came under the label of “Reform.”…

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

…how important this program is it deserves its own debate. As for health care, same thing. Remember PPACA? If we’re going to fix health spending that was just the tip…

…it. Even with a Senate majority of Democrats and faux Democrats, any alternatives to the PPACA went nowhere. For now and until Congress gets more sympathetic to its constituency, we…

…is fallout from the economy, but much of it will be changes necessitated by PPACA, especially for those organizations moving into accountable care organizations. More accountants, fewer nurses. Beware of…

…docs. Will PPACA crank up the stress? We have high expectations of our physicians and the health system in general, may we have to temper those expectations just a bit?…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Hospitals Rising One of the key operational themes of PPACA (Obamacare) is integration. Almost all models of integration have a hospitals or…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Re-admissions, Resident Rights and Pie A follow up to a post on evidence based medicine…. PPACA is putting extreme pressure on hospitals…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Crazy like Foxes? Several governors are announcing they will not begin building the state health exchanges required by PPACA (Obamacare). Some of…

…40 states. All of the conversations have been interesting to say the least. What I hear from the hospital and (integrated) health system levels is the combination of PPACA (Obamacare),…